William Henry Radebaugh (1909-1996) was a public relations executive at E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, a chemical company more commonly known as the DuPont Company, for more than twenty years. He wrote, produced, and directed many films about the company during his tenure there and for several years after his retirement.

Born in 1909 in Mobile, Alabama, William Henry Radebaugh was the son of Adelaide Walsh Radebaugh (1881-1940) and William Henry Radebaugh II (1878-1931). He went to Lancaster High School in Lancaster, Ohio, and graduated from the Ohio State University in 1931 with a degree in journalism. He began his career in public relations. In 1942, he founded and was the executive director of the South Jersey Manufacturers’ Association in Camden, New Jersey. Radebaugh then took a position at the DuPont Company as a public relations consultant in 1952. He later became the director of public relations for the DuPont Textile Fibers Department.

When presented with a scratchy tape of a du Pont family member speaking about the family, Radebaugh produced a new film with James Q. du Pont (1902-1973), walking through the Hagley Yard as he discussed the du Pont family history. After retiring from his career in public relations with the DuPont Company in 1974, Radebaugh went on to produce more films for DuPont with two former colleagues who had started the production company Arden Films. Radebaugh was also an accomplished musician, having played with Jimmie Dorsey (1904-1957), Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956), Louis Armstrong (1901-1971), Jack Teagarden (1905-1964), and Charlie Teagarden (1913-1984). He was also an artist, working in needlepoint, watercolors, and printmaking.

Radebaugh was married to Marie Rose Herman Radebaugh (1906-1989); the couple had two sons.