Anita King-- Part 5: Now a Celebrity, Then Charity and WW I Effort

Her accomplishment made her a national celebrity and Paramount Studios was quick to capitalize on it and began a movie of her feat with director George Melford of a movie version of the trip titles "The Race."  Anita King made numerous appearances on behalf of the studio, Kissel Kars and Firestone tires.

She did daredevil stunts and posed  with the likes of Barney Oldfield driving his famous Golden Submarine.  She used her fame to do charitable works and helped organize  a recreation club for young girls trying to get a start in the film business.

In 1918, after the U.S. entered World War I, she made a national speaking tour on behalf of the war effort, driving alone across the southern part of the United States from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., and the roads weren't much better than her first cross country trip.

--RoadDog