character entering a bar and receiving sage-like advice from Hauldren himself. He was known to say of himself "I don't own the company, I can't install carpet, and I'm not an actor." When asked for autographs, he'd reply "I'm not an actor or a celebrity. I'm a pitchman; a glorified salesman." Death Hauldren died on April 26, 2011, in Evanston, Illinois, at the age of 89, twenty five days after his eighty ninth birthday. References External links Empire Today Empire Carpet Man 1922 births 2011 deaths American male composers American composers United States Army personnel of World War II American copywriters People from Evanston, Illinois Place of birth missing United States Army soldiers