Theme:
For your Throat
Collection:
Singers & Performers
Published:
1949
Brand:
Camel
Manufacturer:
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Format:
Advertisement
Tobacco Type:
Cigarette
Quote:
Millions of people who have smoked Camels for years already know about Camel's cool, cool, mildness.
Comments:
This ad insinuates that both doctors and famous opera sings smoke Camels, so they must be A-OK. Coloratura soprano Virginia MacWatters (1912-2005) and mezzo-soprano Gladys Swarthout (1900-1969) provide the testimonials for this Camel ad. They are additionally featured in a comic-style Camel ad also from 1949. Swarthout passed away from heart disease in 1969. Ten years prior, she had undergone open heart surgery after being diagnosed with a mitral heart valve condition in 1956.
Keywords:
Cough, Doctors, Female, Gladys Swarthout, Irritation, Mild, Opera, Singer, Throat, Virginia MacWaters
