The document summarizes celebrities who died from smoking, listing their names and ages at death ranging from 45 to 66. It then focuses on Babe Ruth, describing his declining health from smoking during a visit to Dallas in 1947, a year before his death from lung cancer at age 53. His eyes were sunken, shoulders stooped, frame slender and hair gray as the long fight to live from smoking took a toll on his body.
2. Celebrities Who Died From Smoking Nat King Cole 45 Errol Flynn 50 Clark Gable 59 S teve M c Q ueen 50 Roger Maris 51 Babe Ruth 53 Jerry Garcia 53 Michael Landon 56 Betty Grable 56 Humphrey Bogart 57 Edward R. Murrow 57 Johnny Carson Peter Jennings 66 Geoorge Harrison 58 M arlboro M an 53 Gary Cooper 61 Yul Brenner 59 Desi Arnaz 59 Duke Ellington John Wayne Lucille Ball Sammy Davis
3. A year before lung cancer took the Babe, he visited Dallas in 1947 to promote American Legion baseball. Here he greets fans near Dealy Plaza. Here is the Dallas Morning News description of the Babe in 1947 . It isn't easy for Babe Ruth to get around the country and see his boys. He is tired and the long fight to live left sad marks on Mr. Baseball . The eyes that once picked out home run pitches are deep pools. The bull shoulders that rocketed 714 home runs out of major league parks are bent and sloped. The massive frame is slender and stooped and the hair is grey. The voice is raspy and the coughs are frequent. But the heart ? Bigger than ever!