For the longest time, the Marlboro Man was synonymous with America’s image of itself -- tough, self-sufficient, hard-working. In one of the 20th century’s most famous ad campaigns, which began in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this undated photo courtesy of Susan Lawson shows Eric Lawson. Lawson, who portrayed the rugged Marlboro man in cigarette ads ...

But first, a little history. For those not old enough to remember the Marlboro Country ads, let me describe what we saw on our TV screens day and night. A handsome, strong cowboy, dubbed the Marlboro ...

For decades, Marlboro cigarettes have been all but synonymous with their iconic mascot, the Marlboro Man. The burly, rugged cowboy trailed the plains on horseback in the company's iconic 20th-century ...

For the longest time, the Marlboro Man was synonymous with America’s image of itself — tough, self-sufficient, hardworking. In one of the 20th century’s most famous ad campaigns, which began in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo composite: (L) Eric Lawson as the landmark "Marlboro Man" billboard above Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles in 1997. (John ...