Lyndon Shubert

Lyndon Shubert, awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross at age 24, had a fascinating, colorful and often glamorous career. He was a writer and actor in early television and performed on Broadway with Spencer Tracy. As a pioneering executive of the teleprompter industry in the USA and Europe, he taught three presidents, as well as actors Orson Welles and Ronald Reagan, and many other top celebrities and politicians how to use the teleprompter. Shubert wrote and produced movies including a feature film about the young Marilyn Monroe, and has been published in numerous aviation history magazines. He became a successful film executive known all over the world as president of the International Theater Equipment Association (ITEA) where he earned his reputation as a raconteur at Hollywood celebrity packed banquettes. After retirement he was a popular guest speaker at various air shows and museums including the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California and other places where fans of the P-38 and aviation history gathered.