Joy Golden

{{Short description|American advertising executive (1930–2015)}}

Joy Golden (June 13, 1930 – August 29, 2015; born Joy Rena Man) was an advertising executive. She was well known for creating the radio spots for The Laughing Cow cheese.{{Cite news|url = http://adage.com/article/advertising/joy-golden-advertising-legend-trailblazer-dies-85/300193/|title = Advertising Trailblazer Joy Golden Dies at 85|last = Slefo|first = George|date = 2 September 2015|work = Advertising Age|access-date = 10 September 2015}} She was among the first generation of women in advertising.{{cite web |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/06/business/media/joy-golden-advertising-executive-who-found-her-inner-comedian-dies-at-85.html|title = Joy Golden, Advertising Executive Who Found Her Inner Comedian, Dies at 85|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 5 September 2015|access-date = September 8, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://jezebel.com/5423520/meet-joy-golden-the-real-peggy-olsen |title=Meet Joy Golden: The Real Peggy Olsen |newspaper=Jezebel.com |access-date= September 8, 2015}}

Golden was born in Manhattan and raised in Forest Hills, Queens, New York. In 1952, she graduated at the University of Connecticut with an English degree; that same year, she married Stanley L. Golden who was a tax lawyer.

Golden died at age 85 in Manhattan on August 29, 2015. Her cause of death was complications from pneumonia.