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Gordon K Seagrove (1890-1963) was an advertising copy writer and executive. Born in Spring Lake, Michigan; died in Yonkers, New York.[1]

Also known as Sad Seagrove, he is credited with coining the two phrases "Always a bridesmaid never a bride" and "Your best friend won't tell you."[2]

He was a co-worker of Adela Rogers St. Johns and friend of James Hugh Richardson.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "The FictionMags Index". Archived from the original on 14 Nov 2007.
  2. ^ St. Johns, Adela Rogers (1969). The Honeycomb. Doubleday. pp. 63–64.
  3. ^ Richardson, James Hugh (1954). For the life of me: memoirs of a city editor. Putnam. p. 57.