Personalities Who Advertised Tobacco
For years, the tobacco industry knew that one of the most effective
techniques of persuasion was to associate smoking with being famous.
So what did they do? They got big name personalities to advertise
their products. Click on the UNDERLINED names to see one of their ads.
Note: this page is under construction and does not represent the entire
list of personalities who advertised tobacco. Additional names and images
will soon be added.
Personality Brand (Ad Year) Dana Andrews Chesterfield (1951) James Arness Chesterfield (1956)
L&M (1959)Fred Astaire/Rita Hayworth Chesterfield (1941) Lucille Ball Philip Morris (1953) Lucille Ball Chesterfield Constance Bennett Lucky Strike (1937) Jack Benny Lucky Strike (1958) Ray Bolger Lucky Strike (1950) Charles Boyer Chesterfield (1945) Pierce Brosnan Lark (1992) Janis Carter/Jack Buetel Chesterfield (1952) Claudette Colbert Chesterfield (1942)
Chesterfield (1946)Perry Como Chesterfield Perry Como With Jo Stafford Chesterfield (1947) Betty Compson Lucky Strike (1928) Gary Cooper Lucky Strike (1937) Broderick Crawford Chesterfield (1950) Joan Crawford Lucky Strike (1938) Bing Crosby Chesterfield (1950) Robert Cummings Chesterfield (1949) Dan Dailey Chesterfield (1951) Linda Darnell Chesterfield (1949) Yvonne De Carlo Chesterfield (1949) Gloria DeHaven Chesterfield (1951) Delores Del Rio Lucky Strike (1938) Marlene Dietrich Lucky Strike (1950) Leo Durocher Chesterfield (1955) Doug Fairbanks Jr. Lucky Strike (1932) Eddie Fisher Chesterfield (1958) Rhonda Fleming Chesterfield Glenn Ford Chesterfield (1949) Arthur Godfrey Chesterfield (1948)
Chesterfield (1953)Betty Grable Chesterfield (1944) Jane Greer Camel (1953) Phil Harris & Alice Faye Lucky Strike (1950) Susan Hayward Chesterfield (1948) Rita Hayworth Chesterfield (1942)
Chesterfield (1947)Sonia Henie Chesterfield (1945) Charlton Heston Camel (1953) William Holden Camel Bob Hope Chesterfield (1947) Rock Hudson Camel (1954) Van Johnson Lucky Strike Brian Keith Camel (1955) Alan Ladd Chesterfield (1948) Hedy Lamarr Lucky Strike (1950) Carole Landis Chesterfield (1944) Peggy Lee Chesterfield (1953) John Lund Chesterfield (1949) Jean Marie Lucky Strike Dean Martin/ Jerry Lewis Chesterfield (1952) Fred McMurray Chesterfield (1949) Gene Nelson Camel (1955) Maureen O'Hara Chesterfield (1941)
Camel (1955)John Payne/Robin Chandler/ John Hodiak Chesterfield (1954) Gregory Peck Chesterfield (1947)
Chesterfield (1948)Cole Porter Camel (1949) Tyrone Power Chesterfield (1948) Ernie Pyle Chesterfield (1944) Basil Rathbone Chesterfield (1946)
Fatima (1949)Donna Reed/John Derek Chesterfield (1951) Jimmie Rodgers (includes Jim Arness) L&M (1959) Rosalind Russell Chesterfield (1942) Charlie Sheen Parliament (Japan) Barbara Stanwyck Lucky Strike (1937)
Chesterfield (1949)Rise Stevens Camel (1951) Ed Sullivan Chesterfield (1953) Danny Thomas Chesterfield (1952) Spencer Tracy Lucky Strike (1938) Jack Webb Chesterfield (1954) Jane Wyman Chesterfield (1948) Loretta Young Chesterfield (1948)
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1932 (Courtesy Randall Riley) 1934 (Courtesy Randall Riley)
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