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Snapshotters and Hollywood are supposed to account for one-half of Eastman's unrevealed sales. Other big Eastman film outlets are amateur cinema, X-ray and professional still photography — all of which have grown amazingly since the War. Probably its biggest single source of profit is the foreign business, which is worldwide. But fastest-growing division is cellulose acetate, which Eastman uses as a base for safety film but also markets in various forms including Kodapak, competitive with Du Pont Cellophane.
When, at 77, George Eastman put a bullet through his heart for no apparent reason, he left his company in no confusion. For years the sociable old bachelor left Eastman management to a small staff of executives who decided all matters of policy by a majority vote. Last year when he reached 70 President William G. Stuber moved up to the vacant chairmanship, and General Manager Frank W. Lovejoy took his place as chief executive officer. Both have been with Eastman since the 1890's. Three younger executives were promoted to vice presidencies including Dr. Charles Edward Kenneth Mees, head of the research laboratories. British-born and bred, Researcher Mees is sometimes accused of being a showman and his laboratories show windows, but his international standing as a photographic authority is unquestioned. Trained at London University, he speaks four languages fluently which is four more than Kodak tradition entirely approves.