I think of this public service ad from the mid1980s that aired after he died from cancer. At the time, an american cancer society representative told the times, this is the most powerful indictment of smoking that weve ever produced. Turns out mayans and aztecs were smoking tobacco in tubes as far back as the ninth century. Yul brynner regretted becoming addicted to cigarettes as a kid. Yul brynner s postmortem anti smoking commercial this is one of the earliest anti smoking ads, and also one of the most effective ever made, because its star, yul brynner, was dead from lung. Sadly i cannot access youtube from the pc at work, but definatley worth a look. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. If you dont know who yul brynner is look up the scifi cult classic westworld or such great musicals as the king and i, he died from lung cancer in 1985.
Video downloader free offtopicz view all friends submit link 1980s yul brynner anti smoking psa. The monthslong shoot in egypt was particularly arduous, especially for demille. This is the most powerful indictment of smoking that weve ever produced. United nations narcotics agents attempt to trace heroin shipments from the afghanistaniran border to the main european distributor. Kicking the habit of smoking is the most significant improvement that one yul brynner anti smoking commercial.
Yul brynner full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. By the early 1800s, the french had gotten hold of the tiny cigars and dubbed them cigarettes, and from then on smoking was as suave as a frenchman in an age before indoor plumbing. Shirley maclaine is angelic in heavenly hallmark tv. With senta berger, stephen boyd, yul brynner, angie dickinson. Caroll spinney, who gave big bird his warmth and oscar the grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on sesame street, died sunday at the age of 85 at his.
If you dont know who yul brynner is look up the scifi cult classic westworld or such great musicals as the king and i, he died from. Actor yul brynner, who died of lung cancer in 1985, was shown following year in antismoking commercial, which ranks among most original of. Desi arnaz of i love lucy fame also died of lung cancer. A robot malfunction creates havoc and terror for unsuspecting. Yul brynner s 28yearold message on lung cancer remains one of the most memorable antismoking statements ever. Listen it started with the cleaners finding halffinished packs of cigarettes on the. Lawman was one of the array of tv westerns that warner bros. He became widely known for his portrayal of king mongkut in the rodgers and hammerstein stage musical the king and i, for which he won two tony awards, and later won an academy award for the film adaptation.
He plans to control the lighthouses signals in a way that the passing ships will be crushed on the rocks. Sadly when i think of yul brynner i dont immediately think of the king and i or the magnificent seven. Onto the blank screen flashes yul brynner 1920 1985 stark, just like a tombstone or memorial ad. You said dynasty has been cancelled after three seasons. With kirk douglas, yul brynner, samantha eggar, jeanclaude drouot. The mayo clinic lists smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke as the major lifestyle risk factors for lung cancer. When it began, news service current reported, it was the. The resulting scandal was such a sensation it was reported in time magazine at the. In the clip used in the ad, brynner says, now that im gone, i tell you, dont smoke. Yul brynners 28yearold message on lung cancer remains one of the most memorable antismoking statements ever. Yul brynner made anti smoking ad rich heldenfels tribune news service feb 23, 2020.
Its plot concerns amusement park androids that malfunction and begin killing visitors. He mentioned that he very much wanted to make an anti smoking public service spot for television that would explain his lung cancer. The spot is back in the body worlds exhibit in vancouver and on youtube. With yul brynner, richard benjamin, james brolin, norman bartold. Brynner talked about it in a recent television interview. Yul brynner spoke from the grave wednesday, warning now that im gonedont smoke, in an eerie anti smoking commercial released four months after. The voice over says, ladies and gentlemen, the late yul brynner. Yul brynner antismoking commercial video dailymotion. Yul brynner anti smoking commercial this commercial aired after yul brynner s death. Lung cancer has robbed the world of many celebrities. I need to know what happened to the great, great show get shorty. He suffered a heart attack, and he had to have his daughter chaperoned. Actor yul brynner smoked five packs of cigarettes a day and died at age 65 from lung cancer.
Yul brynner post mortem cancer tv commercial antismoking. Yul brynner s creepily effective anti smoking ads released four months after he died of lung cancer in 1985. The increased availability of business programming was a major reason for the end of the series after more than 40 years on the air. See more ideas about yul brynner, actor and russian american. A ruthless pirate captures the keeper of a lighthouse, in the most southern city in argentina. If you like his performance in the state farm tv ads, the company also has tweets haydnjones incharacter commentaries. In it, he expressed his desire to make an antismoking commercial after discovering how sick he was. Abby huntsman, who has cohosted the view since 2018, announced on monday that she was departing the popular abc daytime talk show. Get ready for returns of ozark and the blacklist whatson feb, 2020 by rich heldenfels tribune news service. It ended season 3 in episode 7 without any explanation. In a posthumous ad in which he tells viewers not to smoke, actor yul brynner inspired organisations in australia to advertise against the tobacco companies.
It stars yul brynner as an android in a futuristic westernthemed amusement park, and richard benjamin and james brolin as guests of the park the film was from an original screenplay by. Yul brynner died of lung cancer on october 10, 1985, in new york citythe same day that film actordirector orson welles passed away. See more ideas about yul brynner, actor and movie stars. Jonathan pryces pretentious ramblings for infiniti 1993. In unforgettable final act, a king got revenge on his killers the.