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 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 ...

Harley Bates is steaming. He pushes past the off-duty cop standing in front of his ranch and charges the reporter and photographer. “Get the hell off my land!” he says. “Sir, I’m a reporter “ “You’re ...

Photo composite: (L) Eric Lawson as the landmark "Marlboro Man" billboard above Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles in 1997. (John Chapple/Getty Images). (R) Packs of Marlboro brand cigarettes. (AP ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - When it came to portraying the rugged western outdoorsman who helped transform a pack of filtered cigarettes into the world's most popular brand, Marlboro Man Eric Lawson was the ...

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 ...

The real Marlboro man died in Wyoming last month. Darrell Winfield, who modeled for the brand from 1968 to 1989, was the ideal poster child for the rugged, independent self-image Philip Morris wanted ...

LOS ANGELES – When it came to portraying the rugged western outdoorsman who helped transform a pack of filtered cigarettes into the world’s most popular brand, Marlboro Man Eric Lawson was the real ...