Commercials

As most of the family knows Marvel Crookston along with much of the family was in a Maytag magazine ad. After that Mack and Sherry also appeared in an ad for Maytag. What some do not know is that there was also a TV commercial made by Maytag featuring the same story. Recently I have come across the 16mm film and have been able to crudely digitize it thanks to Mack lending a projector to me.

Along with the Maytag ad, Marvel was also in an Ivory Liquid Soap commercial, however this time Marnita also played a key role. This commercial in my opinion is far better then the Maytag, because we get to really see and hear both Marvel and Marnita in prime times of their lives.

Seeking out opportunities to do these commercials and other advertising was one of many way Marvel helped contribute to the family's financial needs. However this was not her only motivation, she also felt that as members of the LDS church we are to let our light (talents) shine in an effort to help share the gospel message. I think in these commercials we see that its not so much about the acting she is sharing as it was about her talents to seek out unique ways to help the family, and raise and take care of such a large family.

Please check out the videos here - http://mackaycrookston.smugmug.com/Family/Crookston/MarvelSHARPCrookston/