Bob King is the editor and general manager of Classic Images

Classic Images

Classic Images is a monthly American mail-subscription newspaper in tabloid format, founded in 1962 by film collector Sam Rubin, dedicated to film and television of the "Golden Age." Its offices are located in Muscatine, Iowa and it is published by the Muscatine Journal division of Lee Enterprises,...

, a monthly tabloid of 60 to 144 pages with news and articles about movies and movie people of the past, primarily pre-1960. He is also the editor and general manager of Films of the Golden Age

Films of the Golden Age

Films of the Golden Age is a quarterly magazine devoted to films and movie stars from the 1910-1960 film era in Hollywood. It is published by the Muscatine Journal division of Lee Enterprises, Inc., the same publishers of the monthly Classic Images magazine. Bob King has been its editor and general...

, a quarterly magazine for movie enthusiasts.

Personal information

Robert Boyd King was born in Iowa City, Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, State of Iowa. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total population of about 67,862, making it the sixth-largest city in the state. Iowa City is the county seat of Johnson County and home to the University of Iowa...

 on 17 October 1949. He graduated from the University of Iowa

University of Iowa

The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...

 in 1972.

Other projects

He is the co-author of the autobiographical I Wasn't Like the Cautious Man: The Life of Roy C. Smith As Told to Robert B. King. It details the life and career of Roy C. Smith the founder of American Petroleum Company based in Davenport, Iowa

Davenport, Iowa

Davenport is a city located along the Mississippi River in Scott County, Iowa, United States. Davenport is the county seat of and largest city in Scott County. Davenport was founded on May 14, 1836 by Antoine LeClaire and was named for his friend, George Davenport, a colonel during the Black Hawk...

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