Ann Turner Cook, original Gerber baby, dies at 95

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Ann Turner Cook, original Gerber baby, dies at 95

Ann Turner Cook, whose cherubic baby face was known the world over as the original Gerber baby, has died. She was 95.

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Ann Turner Cook, whose cherubic baby face was known the world over as the original Gerber baby, has died. She was 95.

Gerber announced Cook's passing in an Instagram post on Friday.

“Many years before becoming an extraordinary mother, teacher and writer, her smile and expressive curiosity captured hearts everywhere and will continue to live on as a symbol for all babies," the company said.

Cook was 5 months old when a neighbor, artist Dorothy Hope Smith, drew a charcoal sketch of her that was later submitted for a contest Gerber was holding for a national marketing campaign for baby food.

The image was a hit, so much so that it became the company’s trademark in 1931 and has been used in all packaging and advertising since...

 

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Original 'Gerber baby,' Ann Turner Cook, dies at 95

The baby products company announced her death in an Instagram post.

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Ann Turner Cook, better known as the original Gerber baby, has died at 95, Gerber Products Company said on Instagram.

"Gerber is deeply saddened by the passing of Ann Turner Cook, the original Gerber baby, whose face was sketched to become the iconic Gerber logo more than 90 years ago," the company wrote in the Friday post...