Posted on 01/27/2014 8:46:10 PM PST by chessplayer
Eric Lawson, who portrayed the rugged Marlboro man in cigarette ads during the late 1970s, has died. He was 72.
A smoker since age 14, Lawson later appeared in an anti-smoking commercial that parodied the Marlboro man and an “Entertainment Tonight” segment to discuss the negative effects of smoking. Susan said her husband was proud of the interview, even though he was smoking at the time and continued the habit until he was diagnosed with COPD.
“He knew the cigarettes had a hold on him,” she said. “He knew, yet he still couldn’t stop.”
A few actors and models who pitched Marlboro brand cigarettes have died of smoking-related diseases. They include David Millar, who died of emphysema in 1987, and David McLean, who died of lung cancer in 1995.
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At least he tried to dissuade others from smoking later on. I’m a firm believer of better late than never, even if it meant he couldn’t save himself.
Rest in Peace.
I’m sorry for the families loss, but the Surgeon General first warned about the hazards of smoking fifty years ago. This man like all smokers chose to light that first smoke and keep lighting them, the fact that he was in ads is superfluous. I quit smoking twice, wasn’t smart enough to stick to it the first time, for me it was easy though I recognize that for others it is extremely hard. That being said it is still a choice, he knew it would kill him but chose to continue.
So he smoked for 58 years and lived till 72?
Whats the normal life expectancy for a man born in 1942?
It’s incredible how addictive the damned things are, both physically and psychologically. People diagnosed with lung cancer have continued to smoke. And people have been seen pulling an oxygen bottle behind them with one hand with a cigarette in the other hand.
I do not know what the life expectancy is for someone born in 1942, as I was born in 1940. I’ll post when I know how long I lived.
RIP.
So he smoked for 58 years and lived till 72?
Whats the normal life expectancy for a man born in 1942?
Found it, its apprx 61 years
At least he was a mans man and died a mans mans death,,,gasping for oxygen like a fish out of water,,,right?
Death is never pleasant. Just found it interesting he outlived the average man of his time by about 11 years.
David McLean was my favorite Marlboro Man. He starred in a nifty but short-lived western tv-series entitled “Tate,” about a cowboy drifter with a crippled arm. Around 1960. He had a great weather-beaten face.
Look away...I'm hideous...
People tell me the food I like to eat is "bad" for me.
I intend to die WITH A HAPPY TUMMY!
he outlived plenty of the “health nuts” in his generation. God rest him.
The Marlboro men:
Not commenting on quality of life or how horrible they died, just found these results interesting. (avg) is life expectancy of men born the same year they were
Eric Lawson died at 72 in 2014 (avg 64) LIVED 8 YEARS MORE THAN AVERAGE
David Millar died at 81 in 1987 (avg 47) LIVED 34 YEARS MORE THAN AVERAGE
David McLean died at 73 in 1995 (avg 58)LIVED 15 YEARS MORE THAN AVERAGE
Richard Hammer died at 69 in 1999 (avg 58)LIVED 11 YEARS MORE THAN AVERAGE
Wayne McLaren died at 51 in 1992 (avg 63) DIED 12 YEARS LESS THAN AVERAGE
My Great Granny smoked corn silk behind the barn to the ripe old age of 96
Enjoy life.
“Smoking takes ten years off your life. Well it’s the ten worst years, isn’t it folks? It’s the ones at the end! It’s the wheelchair, kidney dialysis, adult diaper years. You can have those years! We don’t want ‘em, alright?” - Dennis Leary
LoL!!
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