J.B. Nethercutt, 91, Cosmetics, Car Expert, Los Angeles Times, 11 December 2004, 2004b, 1970s, 1931, 1913
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"Jack Boison Nethercutt was born in South Bend, Ind., on Oct. 11, 1913. He moved to Southern California when he was 9, after his mother's death, to live with his aunt, Merle Nethercutt Norman. After graduating from Santa Monica High School, he studied chemistry at California Institute of Technology.
"Working out of a house in Santa Monica, Nethercutt's aunt had started a small business producing cosmetics for sale locally in 1931. Nethercutt dropped out of college and joined the venture, establishing Merle Norman Cosmetics."