Joseph Cullman
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Joseph Cullman was an American
businessman, Tennis
aficionado and CEO of Philip Morris
Company from 1957-1978. During his tenure as CEO, Philip Morris brand Marlboro became the most popular brand of cigarette in the United States
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-179960.html. Described as 'the cigarette industry’s chief defender against the antitobacco movement' http://articles.latimes.com/2004/may/03/local/me-cullman3 he oversaw the creation of the successful Marlboro Man
campaign from the 1950s onwards which has since become known as an icon of American TV advertising. In a now notorious 1971 television interview on the American current affairs program Face the Nation
, in response to a recently published study on the large numbers of undersized babies born to pregnant female smokers he declared "I concluded from that report that it's true that babies born from women who smoke are smaller, but they are just as healthy as the babies born to women who do not smoke. Some women would prefer having smaller babies." http://www.nndb.com/people/509/000045374/ Away from the Tobacco Industry he held a great interest in tennis, serving as chairman of the U.S. Open at Forest Hills in 1969 and 1970 and as both president and chairman of the International Tennis Hall of Fame from 1982-88. He was inducted in the International Tennis Hall of Fame
in 1990.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
businessman, Tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
aficionado and CEO of Philip Morris
Altria Group
Altria Group, Inc. is based in Henrico County, Virginia, and is the parent company of Philip Morris USA, John Middleton, Inc., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company, Inc., Philip Morris Capital Corporation, and Chateau Ste. Michelle Wine Estates. It is one of the world's largest tobacco corporations...
Company from 1957-1978. During his tenure as CEO, Philip Morris brand Marlboro became the most popular brand of cigarette in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-179960.html. Described as 'the cigarette industry’s chief defender against the antitobacco movement' http://articles.latimes.com/2004/may/03/local/me-cullman3 he oversaw the creation of the successful Marlboro Man
Marlboro Man
The Marlboro Man is a figure used in tobacco advertising campaign for Marlboro cigarettes. In the United States, where the campaign originated, it was used from 1954 to 1999. The Marlboro Man was first conceived by Leo Burnett in 1954. The image involves a rugged cowboy or cowboys, in nature with...
campaign from the 1950s onwards which has since become known as an icon of American TV advertising. In a now notorious 1971 television interview on the American current affairs program Face the Nation
Face the Nation
Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer is an American Sunday-morning political interview show which premiered on the CBS television network on November 7, 1954. It is one of the longest-running news programs in the history of television...
, in response to a recently published study on the large numbers of undersized babies born to pregnant female smokers he declared "I concluded from that report that it's true that babies born from women who smoke are smaller, but they are just as healthy as the babies born to women who do not smoke. Some women would prefer having smaller babies." http://www.nndb.com/people/509/000045374/ Away from the Tobacco Industry he held a great interest in tennis, serving as chairman of the U.S. Open at Forest Hills in 1969 and 1970 and as both president and chairman of the International Tennis Hall of Fame from 1982-88. He was inducted in the International Tennis Hall of Fame
International Tennis Hall of Fame
The International Tennis Hall of Fame is located in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. The hall of fame and honors players and contributors to the sport of tennis and includes a museum, grass tennis courts, an indoor tennis facility, and a court tennis facility.-History:The hall of fame and...
in 1990.