Mark Cross opened its doors in Boston in 1845, eventually moving its headquarters to New York. Soon after, employee Patrick Murphy purchased Mark Cross and expanded the product offering to luxury leather goods. Patrick’s son,
Gerald Murphy, took over as the company’s president in 1934 after years of living abroad. Gerald’s friendship with
Alfred Hitchcock led to him to design an overnight case for
Grace Kelly’s character in the 1954 movie
Rear Window - an early example of product placement in film. == References ==