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Colonel Barney Oldfield was a newspaperman, radio commentator, public relations consultant and specialist in international relations. During WWII he served in Europe on the staffs of General Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery. He subsequently was in charge of the press camp that followed the advancing Ninth Army toward Berlin.
Utbildad vid. Wauseon High School. Sysselsättning. Racerbilförare [ 5], skådespelare. Utmärkelser. Computer Pioneer Award (1997) Redigera Wikidata. Bernard Eli "Barney" Oldfield, född den 3 juni 1878 i Fulton County, Ohio, USA, död den 4 oktober 1946 i Beverly Hills, Kalifornien, USA, var en amerikansk racerförare.
Apr 26, 2003 · Barney Oldfield. Born 1909-01-01 Tecumseh, NE (USA) Died 2003-04-26. Los Angeles, CA (USA) Buried. North Platte, NE (USA) Fort McPherson Military Cemetery. Oldfield was a famous publicist, newspaper reporter and one time sports stringer for the Lincoln Star newspaper. In World War II, Col. Oldfield was a press aide to Supreme Allied Commander ...
BARNEY OLDFIELD, EX-RACER, IS DEAD; Pioneer Auto Driver Was First to Travel a Mile a Minute-- Retired From Track in 1918 Daredevil of His Day Steered By Handles Set Mark in Florida
After building this massive racing car in 1902, Henry Ford was reluctant to drive it. He hired a bicycle racer named Barney Oldfield, who would win many races at the controls of the Ford "999." Both men built careers on the car's success--Oldfield became America's first nationally famous race driver and Ford gained support for his next venture: Ford Motor Company.
Apr 28, 2003 · Barney Oldfield, 93, a retired Air Force colonel who was a publicist and press agent for stars such as Errol Flynn, Ronald Reagan and Elizabeth Taylor, died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center ...
Dec 16, 2013 · According to Wood’s story, he and automobile racing pioneer Barney Oldfield were present for the Wright brothers’ earliest flights in Kitty Hawk. Check out the film below for Wood’s account: I Saw Kitty Hawk, 1975. Note: this film is labeled as a “clip” because we cut out an introduction and conclusion that featured Frank Wood walking ...
