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18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 140

Holeeee - that's a very striking list! I too didn't realize that some of those people had died, and certainly would not have guessed the cause. The tobacco company guys HAD to smoke - they couldn't give the impression that they were making money off something that was **bad** for you. Emphysema - interesting. And that was just a listing of famous people under 60! What an eye-opener. sushik [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/31/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 44 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,117 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $396 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 4 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 21 [B]Seconds:[/B] 1

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18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 94

I didnt know M. Landon smoked. Course coulda been second hand. Lots of 50ers in there. :(. You youngins out there get rid of those things!!! Correen [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/8/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 6 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 273 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $22.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 19 [B]Mins:[/B] 11 [B]Seconds:[/B] 54

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 97

Oh man I had no idea all those people died of smoking especially not the tobacco company founder! You would think he would be smart enough not to smoke in the first place. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/1/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] -17 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 0 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $0 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 0 [B]Seconds:[/B] 0

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King George VI, 56, Father of Queen Elizabeth II * lung cancer Betty Grable, 56, "pin-up" girl, actress * lung cancer Doug McLure, 56, TV actor (The Virginian) * lung cancer Roger Miller, 56, singer/songwriter * lung/throat cancer Eddie Rabbitt, 56, singer/song writer * lung cancer Humphrey Bogart, 57, actor ("Casablanca") * esophagus cancer Wolfman Jack, 57, music disk jockey * heart attack Edward R. Murrow, 57, reporter * lung cancer Will Thornbury, 57, modeled for Camel TV ads * lung cancer Gracie Allen, 58, actress (wife of George Burns) * heart attack George Harrison, 58, musician (The Beatles) * lung cancer R.J. Reynolds, 58, tobacco company founder * emphysema R.J. Reynolds, III, 59, tobacco company heir * emphysema Clark Gable, 59, actor ("Gone With The Wind") * heart attack Anne Ramsey, 59, actress (Goonies - Mama Fratelli) * throat cancer

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Actors under 60 who died of smoking related disease: Bill Hicks, 32, comedian * pancreatic cancer Lorraine Hansberry, 34, playright (Raisin in the Sun) lung cancer Luiz Jose Costa, 36, Brazilian music star * lung cancer Carrie Hamilton, 38, actress, Carol Burnett's daughter * lung cancer Wilhelmina Cooper, 40, modeling pioneer * lung cancer Eric Carr, 41, musician (Kiss drummer) * lung cancer Carolina Knapp, 42, author (Pack of Two/The Hunger) * lung cancer Judy Holliday, 43, actress * throat cancer Nat "King" Cole, 45, singer * lung cancer Nancy Gore Hunger, 46, sister of V.P. Al Gore * lung cancer Lon Chaney, 47, actor/director * lung cancer Graham Chapman 48 comic ("Monty Python") * throat cancer Mary Wells, 49, singer ("My Guy") * larynx cancer Jack Cassidy, 50, actor * died in a fire from smoking in bed Errol Flynn, 50, actor *heart attack Jim Varney, 50, comedian (Ernest) * lung cancer Roger Maris, 51, baseball player (N.Y. Yankees) * lung cancer Wayne McLaren, 51, "Marlboro Cowboy" * lung cancer Robert Shaw, 51, actor (Jaws) * heart attack Rod Serling, 51, director & heavy smoker * heart disease Carl Wilson, 51, musician (Beach Boys) * lung cancer Lloyd Haynes, 52, TV actor (General Hospital) * lung cancer Eddie Kendrick, 52, singer (Temptations) * lung cancer Roy Orbison, 52, singer ("Pretty Woman") * heart attack Jimmy Dorsey, 53, musician, band leader * lung cancer Jerry Garcia, 53, musician (Grateful Dead) * heart attack Lindley ("Spike") Jones, 53, band leader * emphysema Babe Ruth, 53, baseball player * oral cancer William Talman, 53, actor (Perry Mason's adversary) * lung cancer Jack Wild, 53, actor (Artful Dodger in Oliver) * mouth cancer Mark Belanger , 54, baseball shortstop Orioles * lung cancer Michael Landon, 54, actor * pancreas and liver cancer Larry Gilbert, 55, PGA golfer * lung cancer Susan Hayward, 55, actress * lung cancer Lee Remick, 55, actress * lung and liver cancer Ian Fleming, 56, James Bond creator * heart attack

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 772

OMG I didnt know that Bill Hicks was dead. How awful is that? One of my favourite films is Human Traffic, and they have a clip of Bill Hicks saying I smoked, I smoked **** nothing bad happened to me, I laughed my arss off and went about my merry way.. or something like that. I really didnt know that he was dead.. In fact sometimes when I thought about smoking I thought about that clip, ok it was another type of smoking but i think he was smoking cigarettes on the clip. Funny guy :( [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 6/12/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 32 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 813 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �240 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 48 [B]Seconds:[/B] 37

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The benefits of smoking .... NONE! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/12/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 66 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,980 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $264 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 13 [B]Mins:[/B] 19 [B]Seconds:[/B] 32

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Navigator, Thanks for posting this, it's interesting to see the damage one habit can have. Danielle ___________________________ The SSC Support Team

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1070

Nice!! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/15/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 60 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,209 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $270 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 4 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 18 [B]Seconds:[/B] 11

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