“Eric Waters Story”, Eastman pink faded, 1969, “Mark Waters”

“The Mark Waters Story (1969) was an anti-smoking docu-drama based on the newspaper article “Cigarettes Were The Death of Me” written by reporter Mark Waters for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Produced by Cliff Eblen and Hawaii Public Television. Starring Richard Boone who was a Hawaii resident at the time. Music by Jesse Kalima (whose score included “Richard Boone Slack Key”).”

“”The Mark Waters Story” recreates the heartbreaking but heroic drama of a newspaperman who wrote his own obituary while dying of lung cancer. His by-lined story reached millions of readers throughout the world when it was reprinted by Reader’s Digest and other publications. It began with this memorable statement: “Cigarettes were the death of me.””