Richard Cutting

Richard Cutting carved a memorable niche in 1950s advertising, gaining widespread recognition for his role as "Manners," the diminutive butler in Kleenex Napkin commercials. Through innovative trick photography, Cutting appeared to be mere inches tall, emerging from beneath dining tables to offer polite, yet effective, endorsements of the product's non-slip qualities. His charming p... moreerformance made "Manners" an iconic advertising figure, demonstrating the power of creative visual storytelling in early television marketing. less