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Home News Edgar M. Cullman Sr., Who Helped Turn Cigars Into Objects of Desire, Is Dead at 93

Edgar M. Cullman Sr., Who Helped Turn Cigars Into Objects of Desire, Is Dead at 93

Tuesday, August 30 2011

By MARGALIT FOX | The New York Times
Published August 29, 2011

Edgar Cullman Sr.Edgar M. Cullman Sr., a cigar maker who worked to broaden the appeal of his product in the late 20th century, helping transform its public image from an unwieldy mobster’s appendage to a cool and slim object of desire, died on Sunday at his home in Stamford, Conn. He was 93.

His son, Edgar Jr., confirmed his death.

The elder Mr. Cullman was the longtime president, chairman and chief executive of the General Cigar Company, a leading manufacturer that over the years produced some of the country’s most ubiquitous cigars, including inexpensive and midpriced brands like White Owl, Tiparillo and Tijuana Smalls, and higher-priced ones like Macanudo, which has long been among the country’s best-selling premium cigars.

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