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April 10, 1969 (75 years old)
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Sagittarius
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Celebrities born on November 22
Born in 1893
Born in Los Angeles, California
Sagittarius named Harley
Entrepreneurs from California
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First name Harley
Harley Jefferson Earl is an American automotive designer and business executive. He was first appointed head of design at General Motors and then became the first vice president, senior executive to be appointed design for a major company in US history. He is an industrial designer and a pioneer in modern transportation design. As a builder of commercial cars, Earl pioneered the use of freehand sketches and hand-sculpted clay models as automotive design techniques. He then presented the “concept car” as a tool for the design process and a smart marketing device. Earl's Buick Y-Job was the first concept car. He started the "Opel Project", eventually becoming the Chevrolet Corvette, and he allowed the tail to be incorporated into automotive design. During World War II, he actively contributed to the Allied research and development program aimed at improving the effectiveness of camouflage.
BornNovember 22, 1893, Hollywood, California, United States
DiedApril 10, 1969, West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
NationalityAmerican
OccupationAutomotive designer and executive
Known forFirst head of design at General Motors, Innovations in automotive design

About Harley Earl

Entrepreneur Harley Earl was born on November 22, 1893 in Los Angeles, California, United States (He dies at the age of 75, on April 10, 1969).

General Motors' design chief. He popularized tailfins as a car design and gave the world the Chevrolet Corvette.

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Harley Earl before becoming famous

Harley Earl was born in the Zodiac sign Sagittarius (The Scorpion), and 1893 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Serpent (蛇).

During his first year at GM, he introduced the LaSalle, a smaller version of the Cadillac designed to appeal to the wealthy who were then driving Hispano-Suiza cars.

Achievement of Harley Earl

Project Opel was the covert name for his work on the Corvette. He kept it distinct from the rest of the corporation, designing and building his prototype with dedicated engineers.

Harley Earl's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was born in the city of Hollywood in the state of California.

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He and fellow GM executive Entrepreneur Alfred P. Sloan came up with the concept of planned obsolescence, which states that cars should become obsolete after a certain number of years.

Alfred P. Sloan (1875 - 1966) (Entrepreneur)
Alfred P. Sloan (1875 - 1966)

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Harley Earl Income & Net worth

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