Eugene Joseph Huth
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'''David McLean''' (19 May 1922 – 12 Oct 1995) was an American film and television actor, best-known for appearing in many Marlboro television and print advertisements, starting in the early 1960s. | '''David McLean''' (19 May 1922 – 12 Oct 1995) was an American film and television actor, best-known for appearing in many Marlboro television and print advertisements, starting in the early 1960s. | ||
| − | <table><tr><td>http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/03/uk_goodbye_tobacco_ads/img/5.jpg</td><td>David McLean was born as Eugene Joseph Huth in Akron, Ohio | + | <table><tr><td>http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/03/uk_goodbye_tobacco_ads/img/5.jpg</td><td>David McLean was born as Eugene Joseph Huth in Akron, Ohio. In addition to his work for Marlboro, McLean also starred as the title character in the short-lived 1960 television series, Tate, and appeared in numerous television series and feature films in the '60s and '70s. |
A lifelong smoker, McLean started suffering from emphysema in 1985, and had a tumour removed in 1994. After he found out that he had cancer, he became an anti-smoking advocate. At a meeting of stockholders of Philip Morris, maker of Marlboro, McLean requested they limit their advertising. He died of lung cancer at the age of 73, on October 12, 1995. | A lifelong smoker, McLean started suffering from emphysema in 1985, and had a tumour removed in 1994. After he found out that he had cancer, he became an anti-smoking advocate. At a meeting of stockholders of Philip Morris, maker of Marlboro, McLean requested they limit their advertising. He died of lung cancer at the age of 73, on October 12, 1995. | ||
