Biography
DeLay was born in Alameda, California on 12 August 1891. He was educated at the Engineering School of the University of California and at the University of Heidelberg in Germany.
DeLay's first worked as a gold mine manager, then became a racecar driver, and later airport manager and owner, which evolved into performing for motion pictures. DeLay's early daredevil style was theatrically demonstrated in his high-speed race moves in the domed dance pavilion on Pickering Pleasure Pier in Ocean Park, California. His theatrical family entertainment history reaches back over 100 years to Europe, including stage actors, dancers, musicians, and theatre impresarios.
He died on 4 July 1923.
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