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Dramatic Cancer Message From Talman Plays On TV
New York reports actor William Talman who died of lung cancer at 53 is featured in an American Cancer Society anti smoking ad. The spot shows Talman urging viewers not to start smoking and to quit, reflecting on his three pack a day habit and loss of his wife and children. Donald Ullman notes difficulties securing actors for anti smoking commercials. Talman appears with a photo of Raymond Burr as Burr’s image is referenced. The Commercials were filmed at Talman’s home in Encino California and will air next week.
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William Talman
American Cancer Society
Talman
New York
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Perry Mason
Cancer Society
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Uillman
Bel
Cial
Encina
Calif
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Pear
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Tograph
Raymond Burr
Burr
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Nabisco
Alogiater
Congress
Ad. N. Wiliam McKinley
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Japan
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Box
Benjamin Franklin
France
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Germany
Napoleon
Moscow
Drew Fischer
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Francis Scott Key
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