Which Brand of Cigars is Smoked By Gomez Addams?
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John Astin would know. But at 93 you might want to contact him pretty soon.
If I recall from an autobiography, Bela Lugosi smoked the cheapest cigars he could (money was very tight).
I can also see Gomez Addams going high end.
I can also see Gomez Addams going high end.
I'd ask where your mind was when you came up with the question. I'd ask but, I'm too afraid of the answer.
Afraid it might be creepy and kooky or possibly mysterious and spooky?
Churchill smoked big 5 cent cigars that stunk so nobody would steal them.
Dutch Masters cigars was a sponsor of the show per second link:
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‘The Addams Family’: Playing Gomez Inspired John Astin to Quit Smoking
'The Addams Family' star John Astin found his life was permanently changed after he played Gomez Addams on the classic TV show.
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I'd love, really love, to see the documentation on that. JJ's in London has a small museum and per the available information, the above is simply not a fact. Where did you find that tidbit?
I'll have to re-find the reference for you but it's been one of the facts I've remembered for the last 35 years or so. I'll look it up for you. Its probably from a biography.
I may be wrong on this broad of a statement. I remember reading that he had to go somewhere and was concerned his cigars would be nicked so he went to a cigar store and bought the largest cheapest cigars he could find. I think it was when he had to go to the underground bunker command post during the war.
But you are more correct so I stand corrected as the following links indicate he spent a fortune on many cigars although they contradict each other in parts :
What Was Winston Churchill's Favorite Cigar?
It’s not clear these days what you’d have to do to get a cigar named after you. Even so, would it become an iconic shape adopted by pretty much every cigar maker? There’s La Flor Dominicana’s El Jocko (yes, it’s named after a real person), but the standard is the Churchill, named for the British...
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A Gentleman of History | Cigar Aficionado
In war or peace, Winston Churchill's cigars were never far from his hand. | Cigar Aficionado
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I found a reference to the story I originally read in a biography or magazine article. It was between the wars when he didn't have much money. He bought his cigars from America.
Churchill Style
By Barry Singer Last month we looked at Churchill’s cigar buying habits before the First World War. These habits evolved over time. During the decades between the world wars (his “Wilderness Years”), Churchill purchased his cigars from a rather surprising source. Churchill’s expensive taste in...
winstonchurchill.org