William Thourlby

Background

William Thourlby was born on January 22, 1924 in Detroit, Michigan, United States of America, the son of William H. Thourlby and Edith Thourlby.

Career

He was known for his rugged, cowboy look, when he appeared as the face of the Marlboro Manitoba campaign in the 1950s. This ad campaign was one of the 20th century"s most famous, redefining the Marlboro brand image from a cigarette for women to one for mentor He had two siblings, both sisters.

Margaret P. Thourlby and Gloria G. Thourlby.

Thourlby started his modeling career by working for the pulp magazine covers. He was offered the Marlboro ad in 1953.

He also began acting, appearing in the films The Manchurian Candidate (1962), The Creeping Terror (1964) as Doctor Bradford, and as Ben Wiley in Angel"s Flight (1965). He was also the producer of Angel"s Flight.

In the 1950s, he and Thorpe owned a restaurant in Los Los Angeles

Thourlby also appeared on Broadway, in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? with Jayne Mansfield and Walter Matthau. As a published writer, Thourlby"s books included You Are What You Wear (1978), Passport To Power (1992), and Women The New Power Class (2002).

Connections

friends:

Jim Thorpe