Marlboro Man Advertising Characters

List of American advertising characters From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marlboro Man Marlboro cigarettes debuted 1954 Wayne McLaren died in 1992 of lung cancer David McLean, died in 1995 of lung cancer Dick Hammer, died in 1998 of lung cancer Eric Lawson died in 2014 of COPD Robert "Bob" Norris, died 2019 (natural causes, was actually a non-smoker; did 12 years until he decided to end the role because he didn’t want his children to smoke)

A Wikipedia-style table lists the Marlboro Man as an American advertising character for Marlboro cigarettes, then notes that several actors who portrayed him died from lung cancer, COPD, or other causes. The joke is the dark irony of a cigarette advertising mascot whose performers suffered serious smoking-related illnesses, making the image useful as an absurd or grim reaction to tobacco advertising and corporate hypocrisy. EN: A Wikipedia-style table lists the Marlboro Man as an American advertising character for Marlboro cigarettes, then notes that several actors who portrayed him died from lung cancer, COPD, or other causes. The joke is the dark irony of a cigarette advertising mascot whose performers suffered serious smoking-related illnesses, making the image useful as an absurd or grim reaction to tobacco advertising and corporate hypocrisy.

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