105th Birthday Party -- Rudolph Schrader 3-17-80
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This film documents the 105th and final birthday party of Rudolph Schrader, former Olympic gymnast, retired Sears Roebuck and Co. cabinetmaker, American Turners of Northwest Chicago member, and oldest Berwyn, Illinois resident at the time.
Credits
Frank Koza (filmmaker); Fred Villanueva (participant)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Frank Koza Collection
Notes: This film begins as Rudolph Schrader’s birthday is announced at a social gathering, attendees sing "Happy Birthday," and WLS-TV Channel 7 reporter Fred Villanueva assists Schrader in cutting a cake. The film concludes as Schrader provides a speech and poses with his 5-year old great-grandson Todd Schrader, who was born on the same day.; Schrader was oldest living Olympian at the time of this party, having competed in gymnastics in the 1904 Games.
Subjects: Birthdays; Olympics; Older people
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Berwyn
Language: English
Cfa elements: Color Reversal Intermediate, 254 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/13299
Notes: This film begins as Rudolph Schrader’s birthday is announced at a social gathering, attendees sing "Happy Birthday," and WLS-TV Channel 7 reporter Fred Villanueva assists Schrader in cutting a cake. The film concludes as Schrader provides a speech and poses with his 5-year old great-grandson Todd Schrader, who was born on the same day.; Schrader was oldest living Olympian at the time of this party, having competed in gymnastics in the 1904 Games.
Subjects: Birthdays; Olympics; Older people
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Berwyn
Language: English
Cfa elements: Color Reversal Intermediate, 254 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/13299
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:17