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Morris Mirkin (1919 – June 27, 1985) was an American businessman who founded Budget Rent-a-Car. Biography. Mirkin was born to a Jewish family in Sioux City, Iowa, the son of immigrants from Russia. Mirkin served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II.
Jun 30, 1985 · Morris (Morey) Mirkin, who opened the first Budget Rent-a-Car office at Wilshire and Robertson boulevards in Los Angeles in 1958, died of cancer Thursday at his Beverly Hills home. He was 66....
Morris Markin (Russian: Морис Маркин) (July 15, 1893 – July 8, 1970) was a Russian-born American businessman who founded the Checker Cab Manufacturing Company (which would later become the Checker Motors Corporation).
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With its original fleet of 10 cars, the company lived up to the 'Budget' name by undercutting the daily and per mile rental rates of the established airport based car rental companies. Mirkin was joined in 1959 by Julius Lederer and together, they built the company internationally. In 1960, the headquarters moved to Chicago, Illinois and the rental...
Worldwide, as of 2019, 2,275 locations are company owned, and 1,650 are licensees; 1,925 offices are located in the Americas, and 2,000 are located internationally.
Beginning in April 2011, television actress Wendie Malick of Hot in Clevelandbecame the spokesperson in a series of television and online ads that offer special, limited-time, discount offers.
The history of Budget Rent A Car. 1958. Budget Rent A Car is founded in Los Angeles by Morris Mirkin with a $10,000 investment. The company name is chosen to appeal to the "budget-minded" or “value-conscious” renter. 1959.
Morris J. Mirkin. Birth. 18 Sep 1918. Death. 27 Jun 1985 (aged 66) Burial. Hillside Memorial Park. Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Memorial ID. 167941690 · View Source. Suggest Edits. Memorial. Photos. Flowers. Memorials. Region. North America. USA. California. Los Angeles County. Culver City. Hillside Memorial Park.
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Morris Mirkin was the creator of one of the largest vehicle rental companies in the world, with 2,800 locations. He sold Budget in 1968 and also owned the Chrysler Building in Chicago and bred horses.
