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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Cliff_DurantCliff Durant - Wikipedia

    Durant was a co-owner of the Beverly Hills Speedway (1920–1924), a -mile (2 km) board track, along with the Speedway Association, which consisted of Durant, Cecil B. DeMille, Jake Dansinger and Silsbee Spalding, among others. [9] [10] It was located at the site of the present Beverly Wilshire Hotel .

    • Russell Clifford Durant, November 26, 1890, Flint, Michigan, U.S.
    • automobile racer, Vice President of Chevrolet - California sales.
  2. imsmuseum.org › fame_inductee › cliff-durantCliff Durant - IMS Museum

    Cliff Durant. CLIFF DURANT, the wealthy sportsman son of General Motors founder W.C. ”Billy” Durant, entered eight cars in the 1923 Indianapolis 500 race (all Millers), of which five finished among the top seven. Durant drove in the Indianapolis 500 six times, leading briefly in 1923. A staunch supporter of auto racing for many years ...

  3. Dec 20, 2019 · Hidden deep in the forests of northern Michigan is the remains of an enormous castle-like mansion. The house was built by Russell Clifford Durant, known as “Cliff” to all his friends. He was the son of William Durant who founded General Motor. In the late 1920’s Cliff and his wife Lea built this opulent mansion on the banks of the Au ...

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  5. Feb 5, 2022 · The millionaire playboy was soon smitten with Adelaide Pearl Frost, a talented teenage singer from Grand Rapids who found fame performing in clubs around Detroit. Cliff divorced McFarland, married Frost in September 1911, and moved her to the Durant family estate in California. They separated in 1918, and though their relationship wasn’t said ...

  6. Cliff Durant (born 26 Nov 1890 Flint, Michigan; died 30 Oct 1937 Beverly Hills, California). Real name Russell. Son of William, the founder of General Motors and who also ran Chevrolet, Cliff supported his father's projects, but moved to California to marry Adelaide Frost, who was a singing star. She later married Eddie Rickenbacher, whilst ...

    • 26 Nov 1890Flint, Michigan
    • 7 (1919-1928)
    • 30 Oct 1937Beverly Hills, California
    • United States
  7. Here we see Russell Clifford "Cliff" Durant, a veteran of six Indianapolis 500-mile races, from 1919 to 1928.Regardless of his prowess at the wheel and as an important influencer in auto racing in general, Cliff is somewhat overshadowed by the boom-to-bust corporate business career of his father, William Crapo "Billy" Durant.

  8. Cliff Durant. Russell Clifford ("Cliff") Durant (November 26, 1890 – October 30, 1937) was a race car driver, speedboat enthusiast, amateur flier, president of Durant Motors in Oakland, California, and son of General Motors founder William "Billy" Crapo Durant. In 1919 Durant had his own flight school, airplanes for sale, and 72-acre air ...

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