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<html> <head> <title>Liggett Group</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css">  </style><script type="text/javascript" src="/sortable.js"></script> </head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap>This is a beta version of NNDB</td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </form></td> </tr> </table>        </td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr> <tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px;"><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> Liggett Group COMPANY Maker of Chesterfield brand cigarettes. Formerly known as Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company, formed 1911 by order of an antitrust court. The name did exist prior to the ruling as an earlier company. Liggett & Myers changed its name in 1976 to Liggett Group, though the old name is still used internally. In 1980 Liggett was acquired by food and beverage conglomerate <a href="/company/339/000125961/">Grand Metropolitan</a> for $575M, but in 1986 sold it to Brooke Partners for $137M. Liggett Group is presently 100% owned by <a href="/company/821/000124449/">Vector Group</a>, successor to Brooke Partners. Official Website: <a href="http://www.liggettgroup.com/">http://www.liggettgroup.com/</a> Industry: <a href="/lists/633/000098339/">Tobacco</a> Ticker: (private) Corporate headquarters: <a href="/geo/487/000069280/" class=proflink>Durham, NC</a> PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS <table border=1 class="sortable" id="sort_company"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/136/000163644/">Thomas F. Keller</a></td> <td><center>Educator</center></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Sep-1931</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Dean of Fuqua School of Business, 1974-96</td> </tr> </table> CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS <table border=1 class="sortable" id="sort_company"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/954/000022888/">James Arness</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>26-May-1923</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Jun-2011</tt></td> <td>Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/983/000022917/">Lauren Bacall</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Sep-1924</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>12-Aug-2014</tt></td> <td>Key Largo</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/558/000024486/">Lucille Ball</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>6-Aug-1911</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Apr-1989</tt></td> <td>I Love Lucy</td> </tr> <tr> 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