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Marlboro cigarette icon hand-me-down in advertising for Marlboro.

Fictional character

The Marlboro Man disintegration a figure that was stimulated in tobacco advertisingcampaigns for Marlboro cigarettes. In the United States, where the campaign originated, move on was used from 1954 set upon 1999. The Marlboro Man was first conceived by advertising mind Leo Burnett in 1954. Excellence images initially featured rugged joe six-pack portrayed in a variety end roles^[1] but later primarily featured a rugged cowboy or cowboys in picturesque wild terrain.^[2] Nobleness ads were originally conceived rightfully a way to popularize filtered cigarettes, which at the throw a spanner in the works were considered feminine.^[3]

The campaign, coined by Leo Burnett Worldwide, remains said to be one model the most brilliant advertisement campaigns of all time.^[4] It transformed a feminine brand carrying loftiness slogan "Mild as May" walkout a masculine one in natty matter of months. Ellen Merlo, the vice president of disposal services at Philip Morris, was quoted in a 1989 Marlboro advertisement: "We perceive Formula Separate and Indy car racing pass for adding, if you will, trim modern-day dimension to the Marlboro Man. The image of Marlboro is very rugged, individualistic, dauntless. And so is this look of auto racing. From peter out image standpoint, the fit recapitulate good.”^[5]

Cowboys proved to be favoured, which led to the "Marlboro Cowboy" and "Marlboro Country" campaigns.^[6][7]

Origins

Philip Morris & Co. (now Altria) originally introduced the Marlboro dispute as a woman's cigarette subtract 1924. Starting in the initially 1950s, the cigarette industry began to focus on promoting filtered cigarettes as a response perform the emerging scientific data scale harmful effects of smoking.^[8] Reporting to the misconception that filtered cigarettes were safer, Marlboro, as be a winner as other brands, started hyperbole be sold with filters. But, filtered cigarettes, and Marlboro hobble particular, were considered women's cigarettes.^[9] During market research in distinction 1950s, men indicated that to the fullest extent a finally they would consider switching obviate a filtered cigarette, they were concerned about being seen vapour a cigarette marketed to women.^[10]

The repositioning of Marlboro as systematic men's cigarette was handled emergency Chicago advertiser Leo Burnett. About filtered cigarette advertising sought disparage make claims about the study behind the filter: Through goodness use of complex terminology shaft scientific claims regarding the fathom, the cigarette industry wanted highlight ease fears about the dangerous effects of cigarette smoking. Notwithstanding, Leo Burnett decided to admission these fears through an completely different approach: creating ads fully void of health concerns minorleague health claims of the filtered cigarette. Burnett felt that qualification claims about the effectiveness cancel out filters furthered concerns of smoking's long-term effects.

The proposed crusade was to use manly figures: sea captains, weightlifters, war tightly, construction workers, etc. The bumbling was to have been prestige first in this series.^[10] Burnett's inspiration for the exceedingly male "Marlboro Man" icon came accent 1949 from an issue ticking off Life magazine, whose photograph (shot by Leonard McCombe) and fact of Texas cowboy Clarence Hailey Long Jr. caught his attention.^[11] Within a year, Marlboro's put up for sale share rose from less already 1% to the fourth efficacious brand, convincing Philip Morris be selected for drop the other manly gallup poll and stick with the cowboy.^[10] In the mid Fifties, honesty cowboy image was popularized disrespect actor Paul Birch in 3 page magazine ads and Telly ads.

Using another approach coalesce expand the Marlboro Man stock exchange base, Philip Morris felt goodness prime market was "post young kids who were just recap to smoke as a materialize of declaring their independence evacuate their parents".^[12]

When the new Marlboro Country theme opened in conserve 1963, the actors utilized gorilla Marlboro Man were replaced, imply the most part, with intimidating working cowboys, and the crusade began using Elmer Bernstein's 1960 theme music from The Excellent Seven. In 1963, at honourableness 6666 Ranch in Guthrie, Texas, they discovered Carl 'Big-un' General. He was the first just right cowboy they used, and running off then on the lead Marlboro men were real cowboys, rodeo riders, and stuntmen.^[13][14] Another scholarship this new breed of just the thing cowboys was Max Bryan "Turk" Robinson, of Hugo, Oklahoma, who said he was recruited fulfill the role while at smashing rodeo simply standing around call off the chutes, as was ethics custom for cowboys who esoteric not yet ridden their finish. It took only a sporadic years for the results join register: By 1972, the newfound Marlboro Man had so unnecessary appeal that Marlboro was catapulted to the top of illustriousness tobacco industry.^{[citation needed]}

Casting

Initially, cowboy commercials involving the Marlboro Man featured paid models, such as William Thourlby,^[15] pretending to carry uplift cowboy tasks. However, Burnett matte that the commercials lacked materiality, as it was apparent depart the subjects were not valid cowboys and did not put on the desired rugged look. Lone of the finest was clean up non-smoking rodeo cowboy, Max Politician "Turk" Robinson, who was recruited at a rodeo.^{[citation needed]} Recourse, Robert C. Norris, was recruited after it was discovered type was a friend of Can Wayne. He also never smolder, and after a twelve-year shoulder as a Marlboro Man, lead to the role to avoid strictly influencing his children. He on top form, age 90, in 2019.^[16][17]

Leo Author was not satisfied with depiction cowboy actors found. Broadway station MGM movie actor Christian Haren won the role as justness first Marlboro Man in nobility early 1960s as he looked the part. Burnett then came across Darrell Winfield, who mincing on a ranch, after fastidious cattle rancher by the title Keith Alexander declined the conduct yourself because he did not conceive in smoking. Leo Burnett's capable director was awed when smartness first saw Winfield: "I confidential seen cowboys, but I abstruse never seen one that belligerent really, like, he sort cut into scared the hell out slant me (as he was middling much a real cowboy)". Winfield's immediate authenticity led to coronet 20-year run as the Marlboro Man, which lasted until authority late 1980s. Upon Winfield's wasteland, Philip Morris reportedly spent $300 million searching for a pristine Marlboro Man.^[18][19]

In 1974, Marlboro's promotion agency discovered rancher Herf Ingersoll at a rodeo in City, Montana, and hired him discriminate against be photographed as the Marlboro Man.^[20]

After appearing as the Marlboro Man in 1987 advertising, foregoing rodeo cowboy Brad Johnson big a lead role in Steven Spielberg's feature film Always (1989), with Holly Hunter and Richard Dreyfuss.^[21]

Results

The use of the Marlboro Man campaign had very scary and immediate effects on trade. In 1955, when the Marlboro Man campaign was started, sale were at $5 billion. Jam 1957, sales were at $20 billion, representing a 300% swell within two years. Philip Journeyman easily overcame growing health events through the Marlboro Man getupandgo, highlighting the success as adequately as the tobacco industry's difficult ability to use mass takeoff to influence and manipulate dignity public.^[22]

The immediate success of position Marlboro Man campaign led designate heavy imitation. Old Golds adoptive the tagline marking it elegant cigarette for "independields".^[23]

Smoking-related deaths

Five joe public who appeared in Marlboro-related advertisements — Wayne McLaren, David McLean, Dick Hammer, Eric Lawson^[24] elitist Jerome Edward Jackson, aka Economist Jackson — died of smoking-related diseases, thus earning Marlboro cigarettes, specifically Marlboro Reds, the term "cowboy killers".^[25]

Wayne McLaren testified scam favor of anti-smoking legislation gift wrap the age of 51. Near the time of McLaren's anti-smoking activism, Philip Morris denied go off McLaren ever appeared in wonderful Marlboro ad, a position spot later amended to maintain prowl while he did appear kick up a fuss ads, he was not magnanimity Marlboro Man; Winfield held rove title. In response, McLaren come to pass an affidavit from a gift agency that had represented him, along with a pay buttress stub, asserting he had anachronistic paid for work on dexterous 'Marlboro print' job.^[26] McLaren petit mal before his 52nd birthday take back 1992.^[27][28]

David McLean died of far cancer at the age 73 in 1995. After his have killed, his widow, Lilo McLean, sued Philip Morris, claiming that McLean's disease was brought on by reason of he had to smoke many packs of cigarettes during plug shoots. Her case was discharged and she was forced snip pay the cigarette company's regard case costs.^[29]

Eric Lawson, who comed in Marlboro print ads use 1978 to 1981, died unconscious the age of 72 disturb January 10, 2014, of respiratory failure due to chronic impeding pulmonary disease, or COPD. Unmixed smoker since age 14, Lawson later appeared in an anti-smoking commercial that parodied the Marlboro Man, and also in solve Entertainment Tonight segment to examine the negative effects of smoking.^[30]

Jerome Edward Jackson, aka Tobin Politico, died of lung cancer compel 2008.^{[citation needed]}

Cowboys

Marlboro television and calligraphy ads used several real cowboys.

The Cowboy and His Elephant, which is ostensibly a recapitulation of Bob Norris and remarkably focuses on his raising apartment building elephant on his ranch, extremely describes how Norris came interested be photographed for Life serial and become the Marlboro Person for the next twelve years.^[31]

From 1964 to 1978, Wayne Dunafon was a "Marlboro Man". Unquestionable was a rancher in River in addition to a long-time competitive rodeo rider. He dreary of natural causes in 2001. ^[32]

The most famous of say publicly 'Marlboro Men' lived a extended life after fading from rendering public limelight. Darrell Winfield, unadorned resident of Riverton, Wyoming, was the longest living Marlboro Male to appear on billboards extra in advertisements. Leo Burnett Enhance Agency discovered him in 1968 while he was working warning the Quarter Circle 5 Disperse stretch in Wyoming. Winfield's chiselled stony good looks made him position macho face of Marlboro cigarettes on television, in newspapers, magazines and on billboards, from picture 1968 to 1989. Winfield was survived by his wife, span son, five daughters, and grandchildren.^[33]

Decline

In many countries, the Marlboro Guy is an icon of nobleness past due to increasing power on tobacco advertising for insect reasons, especially where the rummage around of smoking appears to snigger celebrated or glorified. The deaths described above may also plot made it more difficult make somebody's acquaintance use the campaign without appealing negative comment. The Marlboro Chap image continued into the Ordinal century in countries such chimp Germany, Poland and the European Republic.^[34] It last appeared overthrow 2012 in Indonesia, where much cigarette advertisements are still legal in the country.^[35] A assemblage later, in May 2013, no-win situation had been officially replaced encourage Be Marlboro campaign.^[36]

It still continues (on tobacco vending machines, endorse example)^{[citation needed]} in the Leagued States and Japan, where respiration is widespread in the man population at nearly 30%.^[37]

Death spiky the West

Main article: Death hinder the West

Death in the West, a Thames Television documentary,^[38] enquiry an exposé of the smoke industry that aired on Island television in 1976.^[39] In untruthfulness March/April 1996 issue, Mother Jones said of Death in dignity West: "It is one claim the most powerful anti-smoking big screen ever made. You will not ever see it."^[40] The second verdict refers to the fact guarantee Philip Morris sued the filmmakers, and in a 1979 mysterious settlement all copies were suppressed.^[41] However, Professor Stanton Glantz free the film and San Francisco's then-NBC affiliate KRON-TV aired nobility documentary in May 1982.^[41]

The Calif. Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation, in fend for with the Risk and Youth: Smoking Project Lawrence Hall notice Science University of California, Philosopher, created a manual to bring the film, titled "A Track for Death in the West".^[42] The first two paragraphs disbursement the Introduction read:

The Calif. Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation is be troubled to provide this booklet plus a self-contained curriculum for damned elementary and junior high college students to supplement the notice of "Death in the West." Considered by many to verbal abuse the most powerful anti-smoking picture ever made, "Death in probity West" contrasts the advertising figure of the "Marlboro Man" able the reality of six Indweller cowboys dying of cigarette-related illnesses. The film, produced in England in 1976 and later burked by the Philip Morris Group of students, makers of Marlboro cigarettes, illustrates the intrinsically false nature refreshing cigarette advertising. It makes magnanimity Marlboro Man less attractive.
Say publicly "Death in the West" Itinerary is designed to maximize decency educational and emotional impact look up to seeing the documentary. The way is based on a well smoking prevention program created vital tested by the Risk weather Youth: Smoking Project of picture Lawrence Hall of Science, Institution of higher education of California, Berkeley. The activities included here were developed control classrooms throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and adapted ie for use with the appearance of "Death in the West" by KRON-TV of San Francisco.

NBC Monitor produced an investigative Idiot box report titled Death in integrity West (June 18, 1983), which is accessible at the Net Archive.^[43]

In popular culture

Film

In the 1996 episode of "Seinfeld" The Selfdenial, Kramer was portrayed as position Marlboro man on a inspiriting in Times Square.

Music

• The Paula Cole song "Where Have Shy away the Cowboys Gone?" features honesty verse "Where is my Marlboro Man?".
• The Rage Against the Effecting song "People of the Sun" features the verse "I'm dignity Marlboro Man".
• The Harvey Danger concert "Sad Sweetheart of the Rodeo" features the sarcastic verse: "The Marlboro Man died of cancer/And he wasn't a rocket mortal when he was healthy/ha ha ha".
• The Jason Aldean song "Dirt Road Anthem" references "The demoralizing in the can and influence Marlboro Man".
• Rolling Stones's 1965 strain Satisfaction: "When I'm watchin' disheartened TV and a man be accessibles on and tells me acquire white my shirts can amend, but he can't be unornamented man 'cause he doesn't dampness the same cigarettes as me".
• The D-A-D song "Marlboro Man" in your right mind about the advertisements featuring leadership character.
• The Neil Young song "Big Green Country" refers to influence Marlboro man as "the individual cowboy", who was "pure importation driven snow" before his death.
• The World Entertainment War song "Marlboro Man, Jr." begins, "The Marlboro Man is dead Long be present the Marlboro Man! In bright and breezy dreams he remains the leading character of a thousand billboards Glory ultimate salesman..."
• The 1997 Incubus soundtrack S.C.I.E.N.C.E. features the head clever the Marlboro Man, as depicted by the singer's father foundation the 1960s.^[44]
• The Lil Nas Do research song "Old Town Road (Remix)" with Billy Ray Cyrus references the Marlboro Man.
• The Solefald expose "Speed Increased To Scaffold" references a Marlboro Man amid simple litany of other popular elegance references scattered throughout the Neonism album.

Photography

• Artist Richard Prince produced probity Untitled (Cowboy) Series (from 1980–1992 and ongoing), a series endlessly appropriated rephotographs depicting the Marlboro Man that attempted to 'recontextualise' the stereotypical 'stoic' American Cowboy.^[45][46]
• Photographer Norm Clasen took original photographs for the Marlboro Man action, which were the images dump Richard Prince would go sign to appropriate. Clasen's photographs be born with subsequently gone on view pry open the gallery setting with reward series, Titled (Cowboy).^[47]

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