James Sterling Moran, the paragon of the publicity stunt, died October 18 at the age of 91. He left behind a legacy of sheer nerve that put him somewhere among P.T. Barnum, Edward Bernays and Ben Sonnenberg as the nerviest PR people of all. But was Moran just a then-creature or is he one for the ages? Isadore Barmash examines the question

James Sterling Moran, the paragon of the publicity stunt, died

October 18 at the age of 91. He left behind a legacy of sheer ...