VINTAGE TOBACCO ADS BY CELEBRITIES

Taking a look at celebrity cigarette ads that promoted tobacco companys’ billion dollar death industry. Often the death included that of the celebrity.

Desi Arnaz Sr. Mar 2, 1917 - Dec 2, 1986. Lung Cancer.

Dick Powell. Nov 14, 1904 - Jan 2, 1963. Lymphoma.

Kirk Douglas. Dec 9, 1916 – Smoked 2 packs a day. Quit in 1952

John Wayne. May 26, 1907 - Jun 11, 1979. Lung/Stomach Cancer. Smoked 6 packs a day.

Linda Darnell. Oct 16, 1923 - April 10, 1965. Fell asleep with a lit cigarette.

Brian Kelly. Nov 14, 1921 – Jun 24, 1997. Suicide – Lung cancer and Emphysema.

Joan Crawford. Mar 23, 1904 – May 10, 1977. Heart Attack.

Phil Silvers. May 11, 1911 - Nov 1, 1985. Stroke.

Roger Maris. Sept 10, 1934 - Dec 14, 1985. Hodgkin's Lymphoma.Legacy: Roger Maris Cancer Center, Fargo, N.D.

Bing Crosby. May 3, 1903 - Oct 14, 1977. Heart Attack.1973 had orange-sized tumour removed from his lung.

Gary Cooper. May 7, 1901 - May 13, 1961. Lung cancer.

Bob Hope. May 29, 1903 - July 27, 2003 Quit smoking 40+ years earlier.

Ronald Regan. Feb 6, 1911 - June 5, 2004. Never smoked.

Rita Hayworth. Oct 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987. Alzheimer’s.

Anne Baxter. May 7, 1923 - Dec 12, 1985. Brain Aneurysm.

Glenn Ford. May 1, 1916 - Aug 30, 2006. Quit Smoking in 1958.

Gregory Peck. Apr 5, 1916 - Jun 12, 2003. Bronchopneumonia. Quit smoking in the 1970’s.

Tyrone Power. May 5, 1914 - Nov 15, 1958. Heart Attack.

Claudette Colbert. Sept 13, 1903 - Jul 30, 1996. Stroke.

Robert Montgomery. May 21, 1904 - Sept 27, 1981. Cancer.

Edmund Lowe. Mar 3, 1890 - Apr 21, 1971. Lung Cancer.

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