Wilbur Shaw was born on October 31, 1902 in Shelbyville, Indiana, USA as Warren Wilbur Shaw. He is known for his work on The Crowd Roars (1932), Throttle Pushers (1933) and The Big Wheel (1949). He was married to Cathleen "Boots" Stearns and Beatrice Patrick. He died on October 30, 1954 in near Decatur, Indiana.
His first wife, Beatrice, died giving birth. He had a son, Warren Wilbur Shaw Jr. (born in 1945), with his second wife, Cathleen.
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Shaw defied death a number of times in a race car and in 1951 survived a near fatal heart attack at the Soap Box Derby in Akron, OH, after running up the hill.
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Inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 1987.
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Won the Indianapolis 500 speed car race in 1937, 1939 and 1940, with average speeds of 113.580, 115.035 and 114.277 mph respectively. His speed in 1937 was a track record at the time.