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Silent film actress Phyllis Haver in a publicity shot in 1921 for the comedy Small Town Idol.
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In the 1950s she turned her focus towards land speed records. 1954 she became the first woman to compete in the stock car flying mile at Daytona Beach. 1956 she set nine different car speeds and acceleration records in the Corvette. She later set a Bonneville speed record at 277 MPH in a jet dragster. She proved that women could compete in male dominated sports.
Quite a few Hollywood stars invested in this project including Lauren BaCall and her husband Humphrey Bogart.