Hasta La Creative!

Forrest Flagg Owen, a former executive at BBDO and other agencies, died in Laguna Beach, Calif., on April 23, his family said. He was 95.

Mr. Owen began his career in advertising in Toledo, Ohio, in 1942, as a radio producer at WTOL Toledo and Alan Miller Productions.

He joined Wade Advertising in Chicago in 1944, producing the radio and TV series “Quiz Kids,” and was an assistant producer of “National Barn Dance,” both of which were sponsored by Miles Laboratories, the makers of Alka Seltzer. In 1946, Mr. Owen was transferred to Hollywood, Calif., to become agency producer of the radio shows “Queen for a Day” and “Lum and Abner.”

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