William Leo Thourlby (January 22, 1924 â€" April 15, 2013) was an
American actor, model and writer. He was known for his rugged, cowboy
look, when he appeared as the face of the Marlboro Man 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 men.William Thourlby was born on January 22, 1924, in Detroit,
Michigan, US, the son of William H. Thourlby and Edith Thourlby. 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 Dr. Bradford, and as Ben Wiley in Angel's
Flight (1965). He was also the producer of Angel's Flight. He was
given the role of a Native American chief in a sportsmen's show in New
York with Jim Thorpe, and the two became friends. In the 1950s, he and
Thorpe owned a restaurant in Los Angeles. William Thourlby Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter