AdamSmith Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Great profile of the actor who played poor old Ham Burger. Profile: Detroit-born 'Perry Mason' Actor William Talman One Brave Precedent: Detroit native William Talman played the perennial loser on 'Perry Mason,' but his groundbreaking final appearance as a dying anti-smoking advocate made him a winner in most people's eyes http://www.hourdetroit.com/Hour-Detroit/March-2012/One-Brave-Precedent/ wayout 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wayout Posted November 16, 2014 Members Share Posted November 16, 2014 Here is the commercial.... Another famous person featured in an anti-smoking commercial after his death.... AdamSmith 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RA1 Posted November 16, 2014 Members Share Posted November 16, 2014 I remember this ad when it appeared. I was probably smoking a cigarette at the time and probably continued to smoke it during the ad. I also remember seeing an MD in a similar ad who was smoking a cigarette just before having a lung removed (minutes before). That ad made more of an impression on me than the one with Ham Burger. Not enough to make me quit smoking which I finally did in 1984. A friend of mine said, if you are smoking into your 40's it isn't a matter of IF you will have emphysema but WHEN. Not sure why that finally registered but I quit soon after that. We all know people who either died directly as a result of smoking or suffered additional debilitating effects of whatever disease actually did them in. This includes driving while smoking. A good friend of mine who was a King Air 200 captain and smoker died suddenly two months after retiring at 65. He never got to enjoy his new fishing boat or retirement. Best regards, RA1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
