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The Marlboro Man, The Pillsbury Doughboy, and Charlie The Tuna defined Chicago style.
FORBES: What Happened To Chicago's Ad Agencies?
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Wayne McLaren, who appeared in the "Marlboro Man" ads, developed lung cancer in the late 1980s and started an anti-smoking campaign.
CNN: Big Tobacco: A history of its decline
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Altria Group ( MO), parent of the Marlboro Man and the cigarettes that killed him, is up about 45% in the past two years.
FORBES: Connect
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Now, those of us who have been paying any attention at all for the past few years know that savvy men no longer aspire to be the Marlboro Man, but rather someone like Barack Obama or Brad Pitt.
FORBES: Can Men Really Be An Endangered Species?
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See our note, Marlboro is Still the Man at Altria, Carries Results.
FORBES: Altria Looks Smoking With Fat Dividend, Stock Could Clear $30 On Earnings
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Every day during the summer, the man himself can be found sitting near the front of house, chain-smoking Marlboro reds.
BBC: Escape from New York