Putney Swope
The board of directors at a Madison Avenue ad agency must elect a new chairman. In the maneuvering to make sure that enemies don't get votes, all the members accidentally cast their ballot for the board's token black man, Putney Swope.
13 June 1943, England, UK
18 April 1951, Brooklyn, New York, USA
19 December 1949, New York City, New York, USA
22 November 1939, Newark, New Jersey, USA
23 November 1944, Chicago, Illinois, USA
November 12, 1923
23 January 1935, Uniontown, Alabama, USA
January 24, 1915
June 5, 1950 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
12 June 1934, New York City, New York, USA
3 December 1939, Brooklyn, New York, USA
May 22, 1892 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
28 June 1926, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
24 June 1935, USA
April 21, 1927 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
14 August 1946, New York City, New York, USA
15 February 1918, New York City, New York, USA
14 April 1938, Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
15 November 1921, New York, USA
