The percentage of people who worked on the film who died of cancer, is the same as the percentage that for from cancer in the broader public. And I'm sure Mr. Wayne's SIX FUCKING PACKS OF CIGARETTES PER DAY, habit had nothing to do with it.
the movie OP refers to is very well known for having an excessively higher than average death rate from cancer.
they brought sand in from nevada for the set. majority of cast and crew died within a few years.
If you read the article, the incidence of cancer was 1% higher than that if the general public.
6 packs is implausible. It's possible to smoke max 2 packs.
120 cigarettes is totally doable you just have to believe in yourself and also spend 7 to 10 hours smoking, and then not end up barfing in a shower.
Frank Zappa smoked 4 packs a day. My dad smoked 3.
6 packs a day is not implausible for the time. 20 cigarettes in a pack times 6 packs is 120 cigs. 16 hours awake times 60 minutes is 960 minutes. Divide that by 120 cigs and you have one every 8 minutes. In an environment where you could smoke anywhere and anytime, this is not implausible.
He was a known heavy smoker until he had one lung taken out however that didn’t stop the spread. We lost many good actors from smoking related cancer.
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