"What did the Hollywood studio head say to the cigarette? Stick with me, baby, and I'll make you a star. That seems to have been the sentiment behind deals cut from 1951 and earlier with movie moguls, stars, and the big tobacco companies of the day. Researchers have unearthed contracts between big tobacco companies and Hollywood movie studios and stars who endorsed certain brands of cigarettes. The research was led by the University of California-San Francisco's Stanton Glantz, PhD. Glantz is director of the university's Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education" - WebMDThursday, September 25, 2008
Old Hollywood & Big Tobacco
"What did the Hollywood studio head say to the cigarette? Stick with me, baby, and I'll make you a star. That seems to have been the sentiment behind deals cut from 1951 and earlier with movie moguls, stars, and the big tobacco companies of the day. Researchers have unearthed contracts between big tobacco companies and Hollywood movie studios and stars who endorsed certain brands of cigarettes. The research was led by the University of California-San Francisco's Stanton Glantz, PhD. Glantz is director of the university's Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education" - WebMD
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