See photos. Darrell Winnfield, the most prolific of the Marlboro Men, died this week at age 85—and at one point, ... The Marlboro Man sits atop a cigarette billboard in Costa Rica.

Marlboro's iconic mascot, the Marlboro Man, has been the face of the cigarette brand since the 1950s. Before that, Marlboro advertised its product to women. In 1920, some American women were still ...

This is the tale of a real-life Marlboro Man. What you need to know first is that the biggest-selling cigarettes of all time, Marlboros, once were a minor brand, marketed toward women.

Disturbing photos of kids in big tobacco’s “playground.” Photographs by Michelle Siu April 17, 2016 Five-year-old Ardian Azka Mubarok smokes at his home in Garut, Indonesia.

Just 10 years earlier, Marlboro cigarettes suffered from an image problem. The brand was smoked primarily by women and was one of Philip Morris’ biggest commercial disappointments.

The Marlboro job came to him at a time when the FCC banned cigarette ads from TV in 1971, ... "There's the Marlboro Man!" They want autographed pictures, some of 'em, if I have any.