Road agent
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A road agent can mean:
- Another name for highwaymanHighwaymanA highwayman was a thief and brigand who preyed on travellers. This type of outlaw, usually, travelled and robbed by horse, as compared to a footpad who traveled and robbed on foot. Mounted robbers were widely considered to be socially superior to footpads...
, a criminal engaged in stagecoach robbery in the mid to late 19th century American West. - Road Agent (professional wrestling), a professional wrestling liaison between the wrestlers and management
- Two movies entitled Road Agent. The first (directed by Charles LamontCharles LamontCharles Lamont was a prolific film director of over 200 titles, and the producer and writer of many others. He was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, and died in Los Angeles, California, USA.-Career:...
) was released in 1941, but was subsequently renamed Texas Road Agent upon re-release in 1953, as RKO had released another movie of the same name (directed by Lesley SelanderLesley SelanderLesley Selander was a prolific American film director of Westerns and science fiction movies. His career as director, spanning 127 feature films and 15 TV episodes, lasted from 1936 to 1968...
) the previous year
- In New England towns the road agent is an elected or appointed official in charge of maintaining town roads, comparable to a director of public worksPublic worksPublic works are a broad category of projects, financed and constructed by the government, for recreational, employment, and health and safety uses in the greater community...
in larger towns and cities
- A bubble topped car created by Ed RothEd Roth"Big Daddy" Ed Roth was an artist, cartoonist, custom car painter, and pinstriper who created the hot-rod icon Rat Fink and other extreme characters. As a custom car builder, Roth was a key figure in Southern California's Kustom Kulture and hot-rod movement of the late 50's and 1960's...
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