Alan K. Rode (pronounced Roe-dee) is an American film scholar and preservationist, cinema host and producer.
His mother was born and raised in Hollywood, where she was an extra in Our Gang comedy shorts and studied at Ben Bard Drama.
His maternal grandfather was a violinist and composer who ascended from playing mood music on silent film sets and movie bit parts to Universal Studios house composer and eventually founded Corelli-Jacobs Recording Inc. A great-uncle doubled Gary Cooper and fought Jack Dempsey.
Another grandfather promoted rodeos with cowboy star Hoot Gibson at Los Angeles Gilmore Stadium.
He transitioned to his next career in the aerospace and services industries while earning advanced degrees in education and management.