Hard to believe today but smoking was not only considered glamorous back in the day but also healthy. Yes, that's right. Inhaling carbon dioxide was at one time promoted by the cigarette companies (imagine that) to improve your dental health, your mental and emotional well-being, your sex quotient and for weight loss.
All of these were definitely motives for the celebrities; looking elegant and charming while collecting a paycheck were bonuses.
Here are a gallery of stars that lent their faces to the cigarette companies. You'll note that some of the stars did double duty, promoting more than one cigarette brand.
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| Amelia Earhart, 1929 |
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| Ann Sheridan, 1947 |
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| Betty Compson, 1929 |
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| Billie Burke |
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| Bing Crosby |
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| Claudette Colbert, 1931 |
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| Claudette Colbert |
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| Constance Talmadge, 1929 |
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| David Brian, 1951 |
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| Delores Del Rio |
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| Marlene Dietrich, 1950 |
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| Eva Gabor |
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| Gary Cooper, 1947 |
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| Gary Cooper, 1947 |
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| George Gershwin |
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| Glenn Ford |
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| Betty Grable |
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| Hazel Bowfinger, 1931 |
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| Jack Webb |
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| Jane Greer, 1953 |
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| Janet Gaynor, 1937 |
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| Joan Crawford, 1951 |
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| John Gilbert |
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| Kirk Douglas, 1950 |
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| Lucille Ball, 1953 |
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| Carole Lombard, 1937 |
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| Loretta Young, 1948 |
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| Myrna Loy, 1938 |
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| Lucille Ball |
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| Lucille Norman |
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| Maurice Evans, 1950 |
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| Myrna Darby, 1929 |
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| Ronald Reagan, 1949 |
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| Rhonda Fleming, 1950 |
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| Robert Taylor |
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| Rosalind Russell |
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| Frank Sinatra, 1950 |
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| Barbara Stanwyck, 1938 |
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| Barbara Stanwyck, 1954 |
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| Tyrone Power |
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| Zachary Scott |
