A true pet lover would take in any rock and give it a good home.” The son of a waitress and a lumber mill worker, Gary Ross Dahl was born Dec. 18, 1936, in Bottineau, N.D., and grew up in ...

an advertising copywriter called Gary Ross Dahl was dreaming up the Pet Rock, a 1970s novelty toy craze since called a “ridiculously successful marketing scheme.” It was meant as a joke — a ...

Gary Dahl, the Pet Rock's inventor, became an overnight millionaire. He told People magazine in 1975 that he was selling 100,000 Pet Rocks a day, making 95 cents profit on each rock he sold.

It’s somehow fitting that the news would break just before April Fools’ Day: The New York Times reports that Gary Dahl, inventor of the Pet Rock, died on March 23, at 78 years old. But to ...

Gary Dahl, the Pet Rock’s inventor, became an overnight millionaire. He told People magazine in 1975 that he was selling 100,000 Pet Rocks a day, making 95 cents profit on each rock he sold.

151; -- Gary Ross Dahl devised the perfect pet. No messes. No allergies. No effort. Just pure, simple solidarity. Dahl’s Pet Rock was a key innovation of the 1970s, tongue-in-cheek humor for a ...

Gary Ross Dahl, the creator of the wildly popular 1970s fad the Pet Rock, has died at age 78 in southern Oregon. Dahl's wife, Marguerite Dahl, confirmed Tuesday that her husband of 40 years died ...

Gary Dahl, the mastermind who invented the Pet Rock, has died. His wife told The New York Times that Dahl died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on March 28 in Jacksonville, Ore.

Gary Ross Dahl, the creator of the wildly popular 1970s fad the Pet Rock, has died at age 78 in Oregon. Dahl's wife, Marguerite Dahl, confirmed Tuesday that her husband of 40 years died March 23 ...

JACKSONVILLE, Oregon — Gary Ross Dahl, the creator of the wildly popular 1970s fad the Pet Rock, has died at age 78 in Oregon. Dahl's wife, Marguerite Dahl, confirmed Tuesday that her husband of ...

JACKSONVILLE, Ore. – Gary Ross Dahl, the creator of the wildly popular 1970s fad the Pet Rock, has died at age 78 in southern Oregon. Dahl's wife, Marguerite Dahl, confirmed Tuesday that her ...