COMPANY

Tobacco company, founded 1875 by Richard Joshua Reynolds. Now part of Reynolds American.

Official Website:
http://www.rjrt.com/

Industry:
Tobacco

Ticker:
(defunct)

Corporate headquarters:
Winston-Salem, NC

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Charles A. Blixt	Attorney	18-Aug-1951		Former counsel, RJ Reynolds
John W. Hanes	Business	3-Feb-1850	22-Sep-1903	Hosiery magnate
Pleasant Hanes	Business	16-Oct-1845	9-Jun-1925	Underwear magnate
Dianne M. Neal	Business	c. 1959		CFO of Reynolds American, 2004-07
Richard Joshua Reynolds	Business	20-Jul-1850	29-Jul-1918	Founder of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Richard Samuel Reynolds	Business	15-Aug-1881	29-Jul-1955	Founder of Reynolds Metals
Andrew J. Schindler	Business	12-Aug-1944		CEO of RJ Reynolds, 1995-2004

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Mary K. Bush	Business	c. 1949		Bush International
John T. Chain	Military	11-Dec-1934		C-in-C, Strategic Air Command, 1986-91
Vernon Jordan	Business	15-Aug-1935		Advisor to Bill Clinton
Juanita M. Kreps	Government	11-Jan-1921	5-Jul-2010	US Secretary of Commerce, 1977-79
John Macomber	Business	13-Jan-1928		JDM Investment Group
John G. Medlin, Jr.	Business	23-Nov-1933	7-Jun-2012	CEO of Wachovia, 1977-93
Nana Mensah	Business	c. 1953		PepsiCo Restaurants International
Andrew J. Schindler	Business	12-Aug-1944		CEO of RJ Reynolds, 1995-2004
Thomas C. Wajnert	Business	c. 1943		CEO of AT&T Capital, 1984-97

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Michael R. Bowlin	Business	20-Feb-1943		CEO of ARCO, 1994-2000

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Vivian Blaine	Actor	21-Nov-1921	9-Dec-1995	Guys and Dolls
Joan Crawford	Actor	23-Mar-1905	10-May-1977	What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Tony Curtis	Actor	3-Jun-1925	29-Sep-2010	Some Like It Hot
Linda Darnell	Actor	16-Oct-1923	10-Apr-1965	Star Dust
Joanne Dru	Actor	31-Jan-1922	10-Sep-1996	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Dan Duryea	Actor	23-Jan-1907	7-Jun-1968	The Little Foxes
Nanette Fabray	Actor	27-Oct-1920		Caesar's Hour
Eva Gabor	Actor	11-Feb-1919	4-Jul-1995	Green Acres
Jane Greer	Actor	9-Sep-1924	24-Aug-2001	Out of the Past
William Holden	Actor	17-Apr-1918	16-Nov-1981	Stalag 17
Rock Hudson	Actor	17-Nov-1925	2-Oct-1985	Ice Station Zebra
Anne Jeffreys	Actor	26-Jan-1923		Marion Kerby on Topper
Brian Keith	Actor	14-Nov-1921	24-Jun-1997	Uncle Bill on Family Affair
Ida Lupino	Actor	4-Feb-1918	3-Aug-1995	The Man I Love
Maureen O'Sullivan	Actor	17-May-1911	28-Jun-1998	A Day at the Races
Dick Powell	Actor	14-Nov-1904	2-Jan-1963	The Bad and the Beautiful
Lizabeth Scott	Actor	29-Sep-1922		Dead Reckoning
Risë Stevens	Singer	11-Jun-1913		Mezzo-Soprano at the Metropolitan Opera
John Wayne	Actor	26-May-1907	11-Jun-1979	The Duke
Teresa Wright	Actor	27-Oct-1918	6-Mar-2005	Shadow of a Doubt

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