WITH JULIE, YOU GOT A LOT TO LIKE
1926---2000

With a voice often described as smoky, sultry Julie London sang the jingle for Marlboro television commercials during the late 1950's and early 1960's. Julie's haunting yet intimate voice was perfect for "The Marlboro Song," which you can enjoy by clicking on this Real Player file. This circa 1961 one minute television commercial is typical of those that she filmed, and which men of a certain age will remember. Julie London started her career in 1944 as a film actress. She recorded her first record album, Julie is her name, in 1955. This combination of a strikingly beautiful actress with an attractive husky voice resulted in Marlboro commercials that were sexy, intimate, seductive, and unforgettable. As far as I know, Julie was never pictured in a Marlboro magazine ad. A pity, really.
1956 photograph photograph

I would like to thank Paul, my friend and fellow cigarette collector, for sharing his wonderful Julie London TV commercial. I would also like to thank my friend Jack Tillmany, who sent me the Julie London photo I have pictured above. Jack is a fellow cigarette pack and ad collector, a former San Francisco theatre owner, and a very knowledgeable motion picture buff. The Julie London publicity photograph is from her 1956 movie, Crime Against Joe.

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