Rod Cameron remembered in nostalgic cinema memento
A reflection on Rod Cameron, dead at 73, and the 1953 breakthrough in home video as RCA taped a New York TV show in color. The piece recalls Cameron’s B movie stardom, his TV work in State Trooper and Coronado 9, and a nostalgia-filled view of mid century film culture and its impact on audiences.
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Rod Cameron
RCA
Princeton
N.J
New York City
Cedar Rapids
North
Africa
West
Dane Clark
Wayne Morris
Bowery Boys
Broderick Crawford
John Wayne
Ben Johnson
Forrest Tucker
Cameron
Republic Studios
Harold Hill
Robert Preston
James Arness
Matt Dillon
Jim Davis
Jack Ewing
Dallas
City
Coronado
State Trooper
Supreme Court
Cedar Rapids Board of Trade Born in 1880 Growth Drive
In 1880 Cedar Rapids leadership formed the Cedar Rapids Board of Trade with F.J. Upton as president and A.B. George as secretary. The group organized meetings, tackled sewage and transportation issues, and guided city growth until it evolved into the Commercial Club and later the Chamber of Commerce.
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J.H. Smith
Cedar Rapids
J.S. Snouffer
John Gates
John Dale
P. Mullady
A. van Vleck
L.E. Jenkins
William Stewart
James Morton
E.R. Earl
John Meehan
E.L. Mansfield
William A. Fulkerson
Iowa
Grand
Northwestern
Pullman
Brown
Plantation
Southern
City Hall
F.J. Upton
Star Wagon Works
George
The
Cedar Rapids Board of Trade
George Douglas
A.B. George
R.B. Tomlinson
J.C. Brockschmit
Upton
Douglas
Steward and
Douglas Milling
Brockschmit
Bcre&n Railroad
Tomlinson
John Ely
Corliss
Des Moines
Milwaukee Railroad
Marion
Cedar Rapids Commercial Club
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Eastern Iowans invited to share thoughts and views
Periodic observations from thoughtful Eastern Iowans invite expression on unlimited topics. Harold F. Ewoldt of Cedar Rapids, a retired chamber official, is noted as a resource consultant and a specialist in Cedar Rapids area history.
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Marion
Cedar Rapids
Harold F. Ewoldt
Marion Area
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