Nethercutt-Richards family

The Nethercutt-Richards family is a prominent American family known in the fields of cars and cosmetics.[2][3]

Nethercutt-Richards
Family
CountryUnited States
Place of originSouth Bend, Indiana[1]

Members

Known family members are shown below:[4]

  • Melvin Nethercutt (1865-1951) m. Emma Cotner (1866-1962)

Cars

The family has over 250 prestigious, exotic, and antique vehicles, some of which are competed in concours d'Elegance competitions.[5]

Collection
Main article: Nethercutt Collection

The Nethercutt Collection was founded in 1971 by J.B. Nethercutt and is the six-story collection of the family's vehicles. It has over 250 antique and prestigious vehicles, including the Twenty Grand, a custom 1933 Arlington Torpedo Duesenberg Model SJ which is one of the most valuable cars in the world.[6] Several vehicles served as the lead car transport for the Grand Marshals of the Rose Parade.[7]

The Collection been named as one of the greatest collections in the world by several media publications.[3][8] It is listed as one of America's five greatest automobile museums by Autoweek magazine.[9]

Concours d'Elegance

The family has competed in hundreds of Concours d'Elegance car competitions throughout North America since the 1950s, winning dozens of Best of Show victories. Notably, the family holds the most Best of Show victories at the highly prestigious Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance.[10] and are considered as one of the greatest car competitors of all time.[11][12]

Racing

Jack Nethercutt II raced professionally in the 1950s and 1960s, notably including a victory at the 1960 12 Hours of Sebring in his Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, finishing 1st in class and 3rd overall with Pete Lovely.[13][14] He finished 3rd in the 1960 USAC Road Racing Championship behind Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles.[15] In the mid-1960s Nethercutt created his own custom race car, called the "Mirage".[16]

Business

Merle Norman founded Merle Norman Cosmetics in 1931 by opening her first studio in Santa Monica, California for $150. The company expanded to a retail chain and encompassed dozens of studio outlets across the contiguous United States, most of which were owned by women. Norman was a pioneer of the "try before you buy" philosophy.[17] The company further expanded throughout North America, becoming a multi-million dollar operation.[18] In 1969, the company went public on the American Stock Exchange and sold 400,000 shares at $25. In 1974, the family bought back all the public stock and the company reverted to being privately held.[19] By 1981 the company encompassed thousands of studios across North America, Europe, and Asia.[20]

The family owned an independent chemistry laboratory called Nethercutt Laboratories Inc.[21] Jack Nethercutt II owned a luxury restaurant near the Las Vegas Strip which won a Best of Las Vegas award from the Las Vegas Review-Journal in the 1990s.[22]

Philanthropy

The family has donated several million to charities, medical institutions, veterans, and churches.[23] They are a major donator to the University of Southern California, including the Merle Norman Stadium, Uytengsu Aquatics Center, and the Spirit of Troy marching band.[24] In 1985 J.B. Nethercutt donated $1 million to the town of Kenora, Canada for a new emergency department.[25] In 1986, the family donated several million which led to the construction of the $36 million six-story Merle Norman Pavilion at the UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica. In 2007 the Nethercutt Emergency Center was opened at the hospital.[26] Helen Nethercutt has funded research for autism programs.[27]

The Nethercutt Collection and Museum is free of charge and contains the Nethercutt Automotive Research Library, which is considered one of the greatest of its kind in the world.[28]

References
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  2. "Most Influential Family Owned Businesses 2019: MERLE NORMAN COSMETICS | Los Angeles Business Journal". labusinessjournal.com. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  3. "Beauty on Wheels : Merle Norman Collection Contains Classic Cars and Unusual Musical Instruments". Los Angeles Times. 1992-01-17. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  4. "Moses F. Nethercutt's Family Tree". www.geni.com. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  5. "Nethercutt Museum and Collection: Classic cars, trains, and more (pictures)". Roadshow. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
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  8. "Richard Nolind, 78; Helped Build Classic Car Collection". Los Angeles Times. 2001-12-21. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  9. Gross, Ken (2012-02-22). "America's greatest automobile museums". Autoweek. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  10. "Previous Winners - Amelia Concours d'Elegance". www.ameliaconcours.org. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  11. "Car Collector J.B. Nethercutt Is Winner of Meguiar's Award". Los Angeles Times. 2001-05-09. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
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  17. "Merle Norman Cosmetics is now Producing WHO Approved Hand Sanitizer – Money For Lunch". Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  18. "Makeup Chain Seeks Wider Awareness". The New York Times. 1981-03-31. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  19. https://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6305&context=ylj
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  21. "Desert Sun 20 August 1975 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  22. correspondentdyohnka@daily-journal.com815-937-3384, By Dennis YohnkaThe Daily Journal. "Former Buckingham resident, autistic son relish life out West". The Daily Journal. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  23. "HISTORY'S MYSTERIES: Who was Merle Nethercutt and what happened to her?". Newsbug.info. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  24. "Helen Nethercutt by USC Women of Troy". Exposure. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  25. "Kenora Health Case Sector Profile" (PDF). 1985: 9. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  26. "Addition to Hospital Will Be Dedicated". Los Angeles Times. 1986-09-14. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  27. Yohnka, Dennis. "Helen Nethercutt fights for autistic son". The Daily Journal. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  28. https://www.automobilemag.com/news/visual-tour-nethercutt-collection-museum-classic-cars-photos/. "A Visual Tour of the Incredible Nethercutt Museum Collection".
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