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{{Infobox family|name=Nethercutt-Richards|native_name=|native_name_lang=|other_names=|coat_of_arms=|coat_of_arms_size=|alt=|coat_of_arms_caption=Coat of Arms|image_size=|alt2=|image_caption=|type=Family|region=|early_forms=|origin=[[Indiana]]|country=[[United States]]}}The '''Nethercutt-Richards family''' is an American family prominent in the fields of cars and business.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Most Influential Family Owned Businesses 2019: Merle Norman Cosmetics|work=Los Angeles Business Journal|url=https://labusinessjournal.com/news/2019/oct/28/most-influential-family-owned-businesses-2019-merl/|access-date=2020-09-01|date=28 October 2019 }}</ref><ref name=":16">{{Cite web|date=1992-01-17|title=Beauty on Wheels: Merle Norman Collection Contains Classic Cars and Unusual Musical Instruments|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-17-vw-308-story.html|access-date=2020-09-01|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>

== Notable members ==
* [[Merle Nethercutt Norman|Merle Norman]] (1887–1972) - founder of [[Merle Norman Cosmetics]]
* [[J.B. Nethercutt]] (1913–2004) - founder of [[Nethercutt Collection|The Nethercutt Collection]]
* [[Jack Nethercutt II]] (born 1936) - former racing driver
* [[Helen Nethercutt|Helen Richards-Nethercutt]] (born 1952) - autism awareness activist

== Cars ==
The family has over 250 prestigious and exotic vehicles housed mostly at the 10 story-tall [[Nethercutt Collection]] complex founded and primarily assembled by J.B. Nethercutt. It has been widely described as one of the most valuable and greatest collections in the world.<ref name=":163">{{Cite web |date=1992-01-17 |title=Beauty on Wheels : Merle Norman Collection Contains Classic Cars and Unusual Musical Instruments |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-17-vw-308-story.html |access-date=2020-09-01 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> The car collection notably contains the famous [[Bugatti Dubos]] and the [[Twenty Grand (Duesenberg)|Twenty Grand]] Duesenberg.<ref name=":163" />

The collection holds the most [[List of Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Best of Show winners|Best of Show]] titles at the [[Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance]] with 6 victories.<ref name=":233">{{Cite web |date=2015-08-13 |title=Classic Car Week: Return of a champion |url=https://www.montereyherald.com/lifestyle/20150813/classic-car-week-return-of-a-champion |access-date=2021-02-11 |website=Monterey Herald |language=en-US}}</ref> Jack Nethercutt II raced professionally from the 1950s to 1960s, most notably in the [[World Sportscar Championship]] series.<ref name=":03">{{Cite web |title=All Results of Jack Nethercutt |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/results/Jack-Nethercutt-USA.html |website=Racing Sport Cars}}</ref>
== Business ==
[[Merle Nethercutt Norman|Merle Norman]] founded [[Merle Norman Cosmetics]] in 1931 by opening her first studio in [[Santa Monica, California]]. The company expanded to a [[retail]] [[Chain store|chain]] and encompassed dozens of studio outlets across the [[contiguous United States]], most of which were owned by women. The company further expanded to thousands of outlets throughout North America, Europe, and Asia becoming a centi-million dollar operation.<ref name=":1333">{{Cite news |date=1981-03-31 |title=Makeup Chain Seeks Wider Awareness |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/31/business/makeup-chain-seeks-wider-awareness.html |access-date=2020-04-09 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In 1969, the company went [[Publicly traded|public]] on the [[NYSE American|American Stock Exchange]] and sold 400,000 shares at $25. In 1974, the family bought back all the public stock and the company reverted to being [[Privately held company|privately held]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://openyls.law.yale.edu/bitstream/handle/20.500.13051/15651/45_84YaleLJ903_March1975_.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y|access-date=26 April 2023|year=1975|website=yale.edu|title=Going Private|issue=84}}</ref>

They owned an independent [[Chemistry|chemistry laboratory]] in the 1970s and a luxury restaurant near the [[Las Vegas Strip]] in the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=correspondentdyohnka@daily-journal.com815-937-3384 |first=By Dennis YohnkaThe Daily Journal |title=Former Buckingham resident, autistic son relish life out West |url=https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/former-buckingham-resident-autistic-son-relish-life-out-west/article_9d5d6371-8d79-58a9-a873-f3eb846e84b4.html |access-date=2020-09-02 |website=The Daily Journal}}</ref>

== Philanthropy ==
The family has donated several million to charities, medical institutions, veterans, and churches.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HISTORY'S MYSTERIES: Who was Merle Nethercutt and what happened to her? |url=http://www.newsbug.info/monticello_herald_journal/historys-mysteries-who-was-merle-nethercutt-and-what-happened-to-her/article_f0e4d2a1-de9c-521e-9dfd-1965eb70b90c.html |access-date=2020-09-01 |website=Newsbug.info}}</ref> In 1985 J.B. Nethercutt donated $1 million to the town of [[Kenora|Kenora, Canada]] for a new emergency department.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1985 |title=Kenora Health Case Sector Profile |url=http://listview.kenora.ca/Files/LOWDC/Shared%20Documents/Reports%20and%20Plans%5CKenora%20Sector%20Profiles/2015%20Health%20Care%20Sector%20Profile.pdf |pages=9}}</ref> In 1986, the family donated several million which led to the construction of the six-story Merle Norman Pavilion at the [[UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica]]. In 2007 the Nethercutt Emergency Center was opened at the hospital.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1986-09-14 |title=Addition to Hospital Will Be Dedicated |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-09-14-re-12346-story.html |access-date=2020-07-22 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Helen Richards-Nethercutt has funded research for [[autism]] programs.<ref name=":53">{{Cite web |last=Yohnka |first=Dennis |title=Helen Nethercutt fights for autistic son |url=https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/helen-nethercutt-fights-for-autistic-son/article_a7043654-5924-5b51-a730-8ab416d861dc.html |access-date=2020-09-01 |website=The Daily Journal}}</ref> They have donated to the [[University of Southern California]].<ref name=":33">{{Cite web |title=Helen Nethercutt by USC Women of Troy |url=https://uscwot.exposure.co/helen-nethercutt |access-date=2020-09-01 |website=Exposure}}</ref>

== Historic estates ==
* [[Merle Norman House]] (built 1935), [[Mediterranean Revival architecture|Mediterranean Revival]] ocean view estate in [[Santa Monica, California]] that became a [[List of City of Santa Monica Designated Historic Landmarks|Santa Monica Historic Landmark]].<ref name=":032">{{Cite web |last=Beale |first=Lauren |date=2015-11-11 |title=Home built for cosmetics magnate Merle Norman is for sale in Santa Monica |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-merle-norman-20151110-story.html |access-date=2020-07-22 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Nethercutt Collection#San Sylmar|San Sylmar]] (built 1971), [[Art Deco]] tower estate in [[Sylmar, Los Angeles]] that was one of the [[List of largest houses in the United States|largest houses in the United States]] at 60,000 square feet.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Fish |first=Tom |date=2021-09-19 |title=The 30 largest homes in America |url=https://www.newsweek.com/largest-homes-america-mar-lago-vanderbilt-property-1629667 |access-date=2022-02-19 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.nethercuttcollection.org/ The Nethercutt Collection]
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