Winston cigarette spokesmodel Alan Landers has died after suffering complications related to treatment for cancer of the larynx. He was 68.
Landers began smoking aged nine, but became a crusader against the habit after contracting lung cancer and heart disease. He passed away on Friday at his home in Lauderhill, Florida.
Landers sued Winston's parent company, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco, in 1995, accusing the company of exposing him to health risks without warning. The case is scheduled to go to trial on 13 April, while Landers' lawyer, Norwood S. Wilner, said his family was deciding how to proceed in the case.
During his career, Landers was also hired to promote Tiparillo cigars, and appeared in print campaigns in American magazines including Vogue, Cosmopolitan and GQ.
As an actor, he had a small part in Woody Allen's 1977 movie Annie Hall and a handful of television series. Landers also ran an acting school in Los Angeles for many years.
He is survived by his brother Jack Levine and one niece.
Landers began smoking aged nine, but became a crusader against the habit after contracting lung cancer and heart disease. He passed away on Friday at his home in Lauderhill, Florida.
Landers sued Winston's parent company, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco, in 1995, accusing the company of exposing him to health risks without warning. The case is scheduled to go to trial on 13 April, while Landers' lawyer, Norwood S. Wilner, said his family was deciding how to proceed in the case.
During his career, Landers was also hired to promote Tiparillo cigars, and appeared in print campaigns in American magazines including Vogue, Cosmopolitan and GQ.
As an actor, he had a small part in Woody Allen's 1977 movie Annie Hall and a handful of television series. Landers also ran an acting school in Los Angeles for many years.
He is survived by his brother Jack Levine and one niece.
- 3/4/2009
- WENN
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