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'''David McLean''' ([[May 19]], [[1922]] – [[October 12]] [[1995]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[film]] and [[television]] [[actor]], best-known for appearing in many [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]] television and print advertisements, starting in the early 1960s. David McLean was born as Eugene Joseph Huth in Akron, Ohio<ref>[http://www.tv.com/david-mclean/person/63160/summary.html "David McLean"] on TV.com</ref>. In addition to his work for Marlboro, McLean also starred as the title character in the short-lived 1960 television series, [[Tate (TV 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 [[lung cancer|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. In 1996, McLean's widow and son filed suit for wrongful death against [[Philip Morris]], maker of Marlboro, claiming that they encouraged or even required cigarette smoking which caused his lung cancer. A fictitious version of this ironic situation was featured in the comic novel ''[[Thank You for Smoking (novel)|Thank You for Smoking]]''. ==External links== * {{imdb name | id=0572522 | name=David McLean}} * http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/david-mclean/47820/biography
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