Editing Pinto Colvig (section)

== Personal life ==
Colvig married Margaret Bourke Slavin (1892–1950) in 1916, and settled with her in [[San Francisco]], where four of their five boys were born. Later, their last son was born in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>[http://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/colvig_vance_debar_pinto_1892_1967_/ Oregon Encyclopedia]</ref>

Colvig was the father of the character and voice actor [[Vance Colvig]], who also later portrayed Bozo the Clown on a live TV program.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archives |first=L. A. Times |date=1991-03-11 |title=Vance Colvig; Roles Included 'Bozo the Clown' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-11-mn-22-story.html |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

A lifelong [[Tobacco smoking|smoker]], Colvig was one of the pioneers in advocating warning labels about [[cancer]] risk on [[cigarette]] packages in the United States.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/colvig_vance_debar_pinto_1892_1967_/ | title = Vance DeBar (Pinto) Colvig (1892-1967) | last = Curler| first =Dawna | date =September 19, 2022 | website = [[Oregon Encyclopedia]]| publisher =[[Oregon Historical Society]] | access-date =September 3, 2023 | quote = A lifelong smoker, Colvig died of lung cancer in 1967, but not before helping promote awareness of smoking health hazards and supporting Oregon Senator Maurine Neuberger’s bill requiring cigarette package warning labels. }}</ref>