DeLay's early daredevil style was theatrically demonstrated in his high-speed race moves in the domed dance pavilion on Pickering Pleasure Pier in Ocean Park, California. DeLay became a racecar driver, then later an airport manager and owner, which evolved into performing for motion pictures. DeLay's mother's side of the family originated from Alsace Lorraine, France.ĭeLay first worked as a gold mine manager, since his father Charles Young DeLay was a gold mine operator. He spoke French fluently, since his parents spoke French. He was educated at the Engineering School of the University of California (UCB - University of California Berkeley) and at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. DeLay died in a plane crash that was almost certainly caused by sabotage, but no one was ever charged in connection with the death.ĭeLay was born in the San Francisco Bay Area, Alameda, California on August 12, 1891. He soon adapted them for the movies, where he appeared with top Hollywood stars.
Beverly Homer DeLay (Aug– July 4, 1923) was an American aviator who pioneered many of the popular stunts used in the early barnstorming air-shows.
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