Captains of Industry

Captains of Industry. . August Anheuser Busch Jr. , 1899-1989 NATIVE OF ST LOUIS, MO , Described as a showman and salesman and called Gussie, this brewing magnate built St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch into the largest brewery in the world by 1957 as its company chairman. Under Busch's leadership, production at the St. Louis facility alone reached the ten million barrels-per-year mark in 1964. By 1973, Anheuser-Busch had aggregate beer sales of 26,522,000 barrels. , James Cash Penney , 1875-1971 BORN IN HAMILTON, MO , This businessman and entrepreneur founded J. C. Penney Company. In 1912, 34 stores were in operation, primarily in the west. By 1920, the company had expanded nationwide with 120 stores. In less than 10 years, the number of stores reached 1,400. Penney's large income enabled him to be heavily involved in many philanthropic causes during the 1920s. , CHUCK BERRY , First musician inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , Member of Songwriters Hall of Fame , Recorded more than thirty Top 10 hits , HENRY BLOCH , Started H&R Block, largest tax services company in history , HARRY CARAY , Sports broadcasting voice of the Chicago Cubs , Member of Baseball Hall of Fame (Broadcasters' wing) , BILL BRADLEY , Olympic Gold Medalist , Member of National Basketball Hall of Fame , US Senator, CHARLES EAMES , World-famous architect and interior designer , Designer of Eames form-fitting, molded chair, CARL EDWARDS , NASCAR driver, MARY ENGELBREIT , Famous greeting card designer/illustrator, JOHN GOODMAN , Actor, CHARLES LEIPER GRIGG , Inventor of soft drink 7-Up., CEDRIC "THE ENTERTAINER" KYLES , Actor, comedian and game show host, ALBERT LAMBERT , Industrialist and aviation pioneer , Namesake of St. Louis Lambert International Airport, MARY MARGARET MCBRIDE , One of pioneers of talk radio, JOHNNY MORRIS , Founder of Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, BRAD PITT , Actor, IRMA ROMBAUER , Author of The Joy of Cooking, one of biggest-selling cookbooks in history, NELLIE TAYLOE ROSS , Nation's first female governor, MIKE SHANNON , Former Major League Baseball player , Radio broadcaster for St. Louis Cardinals, DENNIS WEAVER , Actor, WALTER WILLIAMS , The "Father of Journalism Education" , Penned the Journalist's Creed, the backbone of professional ethics in journalism