Cliff Durant

Cliff Durant, 1919. Originally in the Library of Congress, 1919, so copyright lapsed. JPEG copyright, Richard Jenkins, 2010.

Cliff Durant, 1919. Originally in the Library of Congress, 1919, so copyright lapsed. JPEG copyright, Richard Jenkins, 2010.

Born:

26 Nov 1890
Flint, Michigan

Died:

30 Oct 1937
Beverly Hills, California

Nationality:

United States

Indy 500s:

7 (1919-1928)

Real name Russell. Son of William, the founder of General Motors, Cliff supported his father's projects, but moved to California to marry Adelaide Frost, who was a singing star and who later married Eddie Rickenbacher. Cliff suffered ill-health for a while, before passing away.