Pete Campbell
In the pilot, he’d just turned 26; born 1934. He confirms, when he visits a doctor, that he was 11 or 12 in the summer of 1945.
Married Trudy Vogel in March/April 1960.
Has a brother Bud and two parents, Andrew (played by the late Christopher Allport) and a mom, Dorothy Dyckman Campbell. Andrew died in March 1962 in the American Airlines Flight 1 crash.
His parents have a house on Fisher’s Island.
His mother’s family, the Dyckmans, are New York City royalty. At one time they owned most of Manhattan, north of 125th street. His grandfather lost the fortune in ‘29.
Attended Deerfield Academy prep school.
Was in a fraternity in college.
Purchased an apartment on Park & 83rd in 1960.
July 28th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
I believe that Pete probably attended Dartmouth College. In the episode where he is almost fired, Cooper lists the associations that the firm does not want to lose, including Deerfield Academy, The Maidstone Club (a very exclusive waspy club in the Hamptons), and Dartmouth, among others. If he was 26 in April 1960, he probably was class of 1956 at Dartmouth. Deefield Academy was then and still is a huge feeder prep school to Dartmouth. Also, Dartmouth had then and still has fraternities.
July 28th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Excellent guesswork; if we can confirm, we’ll include it.
October 9th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Does he have a Heisman trophy?