the San Francisco social scene. They appeared in public in identical outfits, becoming neighborhood celebrities. They gained wide exposure in a 1988 television advertisement for Reebok, which led to appearances in talk shows and modeling in advertisements. They appeared on television with Richard Simmons, Tom Snyder and Vicki Lawrence. They were featured in over 25 television advertisements over the years. Corporate advertisements in which they appeared included IBM, San Francisco Chronicle, Pay Less, Virgin Atlantic, Joe Boxer, Macy's, AT&T, Dell Computers, and Apple Inc. The Brown Twins appear in an establishing shot in the film 9 to 5, ostensibly set in Los Angeles. References 1927 births 2013 deaths 2014 deaths Identical twins People from Mattawan, Michigan Actresses from San Francisco Western Michigan University alumni American twins Deaths from Alzheimer's disease Deaths from dementia in California 2014 in San Francisco People from Kalamazoo, Michigan