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Donald Joel Aronow (March 3, 1927 – February 3, 1987) was an American designer, builder, and racer of Formula, Donzi, Magnum Marine, Cary, and Cigarette Racing Team speedboats. Aronow built speedboats for the Shah of Iran, Charles Keating, Robert Vesco, Malcolm Forbes, George H. W. Bush, and Lyndon B. Johnson .
Jun 22, 2022 · John Travolta stars as Don Aronow (renamed 'Ben Aronoff' in 'Speed Kills'), the speedboat racer and multimillionaire murdered in 1987.
Jun 16, 2022 · Thus, ‘Speed Kills’ is undoubtedly based on a true story but delves into only a limited section of the real-life events that inspire it. Through its protagonist Ben Aronoff, the film paints a comprehensive portrait of the real Don Aronow’s public persona.
Oct 20, 2022 · When Cigarette founder and powerboat racing champion Don Aronow was shot dead on 3 February 1987 in Miami, the boating world was convulsed, but not everybody was surprised. Emblematic of both the American dream and a particularly magnetic kind of American masculinity, Aronow was a frontiersman, a real-life Marlboro Man and a fearless racer.
Speedboat racing champion and multimillionaire Ben Aronoff leads a double life that lands him in trouble with the law and drug lords. Cast. John Travolta as Ben Aronoff; Katheryn Winnick as Emily Gowen; Jennifer Esposito as Katherine Aronoff; Michael Weston as Shelly Katz; Jordi Mollà as Jules Bergman; Amaury Nolasco as Agent Lopez
Mar 20, 2013 · A violent criminal named Bobby Young was fingered as the hitman, and his employer—according to the courts—was Ben Kramer. Young died in prison in 2009 after steadfastly refusing for years to testify against Kramer.
Jun 21, 2022 · Speed Kills, starring John Travolta as businessman Ben Aronoff, starts with his murder and ends with his murder. It then chronicles his controversial rise in Miami through flashbacks. Aronoff moves to the Sunshine State planning to win, and he does that over the next few decades.
Nov 16, 2018 · Speed Kills: Directed by Jodi Scurfield. With John Travolta, Katheryn Winnick, Jennifer Esposito, Michael Weston. Speedboat racing champion and multimillionaire Ben Aronoff leads a double life that lands him in trouble with the law and drug lords.
Feb 4, 1987 · Donald Aronow, a boat builder and champion racer who designed the sleek, speedy Cigarette boat, was shot to death today, the authorities said. Mr. Aronow, 59 years old, was pronounced dead of ...
Speedboat racing champion and multimillionaire Ben Aronoff leads a double life that lands him in trouble with the law and drug lords.
