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Gerson Da Cunha, advertising veteran and actor, dies at 92

Advertising industry veteran, journalist and actor Gerson Da Cunha died in Mumbai on Friday. He was 92. Da Cunha began his career as a journalist with the Press Trust of India and subsequently shifted to advertising. He spent 25 years in the advertising sector, during which he headed Lintas and also worked with Hindustan Lever.

Later, Da Cunha worked with the United Nations Children’s Fund in Latin America and the United States of America.