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A lifelong smoker, McLean started suffering in 1985 from emphysema and had a tumor removed from a lung in 1994. [2] His libertarian bent prevented him from pursuing a direct suit against Philip Morris, but he did become an antismoking advocate. At a meeting of stockholders of Philip Morris, the manufacturer of Marlboro, McLean requested that ...
After developing lung cancer in 1990, McLaren became an anti-smoking crusader citing his 30-year smoking habit as the cause of his cancer. During the time of McLaren's anti-smoking activism, Philip Morris denied that McLaren ever appeared in a Marlboro ad. In response, McLaren produced an affidavit from a talent agency that had represented him ...
The D-A-D song "Marlboro Man" is about the advertisements featuring the character. The Neil Young song "Big Green Country" refers to the Marlboro man as "the cancer cowboy", who was "pure as driven snow" before his death. The World Entertainment War song "Marlboro Man, Jr." begins, "The Marlboro Man is dead Long live the Marlboro Man! In our ...
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Original Marlboro Man Robert 'Bob' Norris Dies at 90. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
At the time, McLean was already well known as the Marlboro Man, one of the more famous spots in advertising history. McLean died in 1995 of lung cancer, brought on by many years of smoking. On October 30, 2007, the entire run of 13 episodes was released in a Region One, three-DVD set by Timeless Media Group. Most of the series is in the public ...
FREEHOLD — When police responded to a Marlboro home for a medical call early on New Year's Day, Carl A. Richards told them the man needing an ambulance - the longtime boyfriend of his deceased ...
Brad William Johnson (October 24, 1959 – February 18, 2022) [2] was an American actor and former Marlboro Man, [3] best known for his roles in films and television series during the late 1980s and 1990s. He gained prominence for his performances in Westerns and action-adventure films.