Horace Dodd

About Horace Dodd

Who is it?: Actor
Birth Day: May 17, 1868
Cause of death: Spanish flu, pneumonia, cirrhosis
Resting place: Woodlawn Cemetery (Detroit, Michigan, U.S.)
Known for: Founding Dodge Brothers Company which became present-day Dodge
Spouse(s): Anna Thompson Dodge
Children: 2
Relatives: John Francis Dodge (brother)

Horace Dodd

Horace Dodd was born on May 17, 1868, is Actor. Born in Brooklyn, New York. The youngest of four siblings his family relocated to Atlanta, GA and settled a few years later in New Haven, CT. As a child Horace grew up idolizing "Michael Jackson" and dreamed of becoming a professional entertainer.At 12 years old Horace was talented enough to receive a scholarship to the "Paier College of Art". However, it was sports that eventually garnered his full attention. After winning the "High School Heisman Trophy", (a trophy awarded to the top high school football player in the northeast region) Horace earned a full athletic scholarship to attend "Penn State University". Horace now intended on playing professional football in the "National Football league". Two years later he transferred to "Boston College". Here, he studied in the theatre and music programs while playing football. Unfortunately, a devastating knee injury ended his hopes of playing in the "NFL". As fate would have it Horace now focused solely on the arts.Upon graduating, Horace did an internship with Grammy award nominated producer "Pierre Medor". In 2008 Horace signed a publishing deal with SONGS Music Publishing. He was the first Urban songwriter/producer signed to the company. After writing and producing songs for various artists, Horace decided to seriously pursue a career in the film industry. He relocated to Los Angeles, CA where he studied with acting coach Aaron Speiser (Will Smith, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) . He has since appeared in television shows like "How To Get Away With Murder" and "Sex Sent Me To The ER" and "TOSH.0". He will be featured in the upcoming shows "I'm Dying Up Here" (Showtime) and "Hampton Deville" (Comedy Central). Horace is represented by "KD Talent Management" and "Lovestone Talent Agency" in Los Angeles, CA.
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As per our current Database, Horace Dodd has been died on December 10, 1920(1920-12-10) (aged 52)\nPalm Beach, Florida, U.S..

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1868

He was born in Niles, Michigan, on May 17, 1868. His father owned a foundry and machine shop. Horace Dodge and his elder brother John Francis Dodge were inseparable as children and as adults. In 1886, the Dodge brothers moved to Detroit, Michigan, where they took jobs at a boilermaker plant. In 1894, they went to work as machinists at the Canadian Typograph Company across the Detroit River in Windsor, Ontario.

1896

In 1896, Horace Dodge married Anna Thompson, a Scottish immigrant born in Dundee. The couple had a son, Horace Jr., and a daughter, Delphine. Thompson married actor Hugh Dillman after the death of Dodge.

1897

While brother John Dodge was the sales oriented managerial type, Horace was a gifted mechanic and inveterate tinkerer. He invented the first dirt-proof ball bearing and in 1897 John arranged a deal for them to join with a third party investor to manufacture bicycles. Within a few years they sold the Business and in 1901 used the proceeds of the sale to set up their own machine shop in Detroit. During their first year in Business the Dodge brothers' company began making parts for the automobile industry.

1902

In 1902, they won a contract to build transmissions for the Olds Motor Vehicle Company upon which they built a solid reputation for quality and Service. However, the following year they turned down a second contract from Olds (Oldsmobile) to retool their plant to build engines for Henry Ford in a deal that included a share position in the new Ford Motor Company. They had invested in Ford's Business and eventually Ford would be in debt to the Dodge Brothers. By 1910, Horace Dodge and his brother were so successful they built a new plant in Hamtramck, Michigan.

1912

Despite their wealth and growing influence in the Business community, the red-haired Dodge brothers' crude manners and aggressive conduct made them socially unacceptable to most of the wealthy Detroit elite. In 1912, Horace Dodge built a red sandstone mansion in Grosse Pointe called Rose Terrace. The huge home with formal gardens and boat dock overlooked Lake St. Clair.

1913

For ten years, the Dodge brothers' company was supplier to Ford, and John Dodge worked as vice President of the Ford company. In 1913 the Dodge brothers terminated their Ford contract and devoted their energies toward producing a Dodge automobile. They began building motor trucks, ambulances and other vehicles for the United States military during the arms buildup for World War I and in October 1917 they produced their first commercial car. At war's end, their company manufactured and marketed both cars and trucks.

1919

In 1919, Henry Ford bought out the Dodge brothers' shareholdings in Ford Motor Company for $25 million. In January 1920, Horace's brother, John, died during the influenza epidemic. He was interred in the family's Egyptian-style mausoleum in Detroit's Woodlawn Cemetery guarded by two Sphinx statues. Having also contracted the flu that December, Horace also died from complications resulting in pneumonia and cirrhosis of the liver at the age of 52 in Palm Beach, Florida. He was interred with his brother in the same mausoleum. His widow outlived him by fifty years.

1920

A speedboat and yachting enthusiast, Horace Dodge's keen interest in the vessel's engines led him to establish a marine division as part of their Automotive Business. He purchased several motor yachts, each larger and more luxurious than the previous. The last, named the Delphine for his daughter, was a 257.8-foot (78.6 m) vessel. Construction commenced in 1920 and was completed in 1921, after his death. In the ensuing years the yacht experienced a sinking, a run onto rocks, and Service as a United States Navy patrol boat during World War II. The Delphine passed through the hands of several owners and after major refurbishing it sails the Mediterranean today as a luxury charter.

1925

In 1925, Horace and John Dodge's widows sold their automobile Business to Dillon Read investment Bankers for $146 million. Upon her death in 1970, Anna Thompson Dodge left a sum to the City of Detroit for the construction of the Horace E. Dodge and Son Memorial Fountain. The fountain was designed by Sculptor Isamu Noguchi and opened in 1978 as part of the city's Hart Plaza. Horace E. Dodge, Jr. died in 1963 at age 63.

1930

This was replaced by a second Rose Terrace, constructed in the 1930s by Architect Horace Trumbauer, for Mrs. Dodge and her second husband. Architectural Historian W. Hawkins Ferry described the mansion as "unquestionably Grosse Pointe's most regal residence". In addition to Rose Terrace, the Dodges acquired a large winter estate in Palm Beach, Florida. Horace's wife Anna had studied music, and this fact won them acceptance by the city's social order. Horace and Anna Dodge became major benefactors of the new Detroit Symphony Orchestra and would play a key role in the construction of Orchestra Hall.

1981

He was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 1981.

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