Andrews, George Reid, 1886-1941.

George Reid Andrews (1886-1941) of Montgomery County, N.C., was a Methodist and Congregational minister; chairman of the Committee on Education and Religious Drama of the Federal Council of Churches, 1925-1930; executive director of the Church and Drama Association, 1926-1929; executive director of the Church and Drama League of America, 1929-1930; and a consultant in the production of Cecil B. DeMille's film King of Kings, 1926-1927. In 1930-1931 Andrews was a principal figure in the controversy over public relations methods used by the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (known as the Hays Office ).

From the guide to the George Reid Andrews Papers, ., 1922-1941, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)