Personal Life
Culver enjoyed horseback riding, swimming, and playing ice hockey. In June 1916, he married actress Lillian Roberts, who died in 1999 at the age of 103. Their daughter and only child, Patricia, was born on August 11, 1917. As Harry gave about 600 speeches a year, the Culver family traveled broadly and often. In honor of his father, Culver founded the Pacific Military Academy. Patricia Culver Battle remained connected to Culver City until her death in 2001. Culver has two grandsons, Dr. John Battle living in Tacoma, Washington and Chris Wilde in Long Beach, California.
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