Turner, Roscoe, 1895-1970

A famous aviator who set a number of speed records in aviation throughout the 1930's, Roscoe Turner was born in Corinth, Mississippi on September 29, 1985. He was the only person to win the Thompson Trophy Races for aviation in 1934, 1938, and 1939. He also worked in the film industry, including as a stunt pilot for Howard Hughes' Hell's Angel's (1930). Turner was well known for pet Gilmore the lion, over the top persona, and his pet lion, Gilmore, who attended the premiere of Hell's Angel's (1930).

Turner married twice, once in 1924 to Carlin Stovall, and again to Margaret Madonna Miller in 1946. He died on June 23, 1970 in Indianapolis, Indiana.