Tobacco firms paid huge amounts for endorsements from the stars of Hollywood’s “Golden Age”.
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STARS PAID TO PROMOTE LUCKY STRIKE - 1937/8
| Actor | US$ paid (2008 equivalent) |
| Gary Cooper | 10,000 (146,583) |
| Joan Crawford | 10,000 (146,583) |
| Henry Fonda | 3,000 (43,975) |
| Clark Gable | 10,000 (146,583) |
| Bob Hope | 2,500 (36,646) |
| Gertrude Lawrence | 1,750 (25,652) |
| Carole Lombard | 10,000 (146,583) |
| Myrna Loy | 10,000 (146,583) |
| Fred MacMurray | 6,000 (87,950) |
| Ray Milland | 2,000 (29,317) |
| George Raft | 3,000 (43,975) |
| Edward Robinson | 3,000 (43,975) |
| Barbara Stanwyck | 10,000 (146,583) |
| Gloria Swanson | 1,500 (21,988) |
| Robert Taylor | 10,000 (146,583) |
| Spencer Tracy | 10,000 (146,583) |
| Source: Tobacco Control 2008 | |
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