Morris Mirkin (September 18, 1918 – June 27, 1985) was an American businessman who founded Budget Rent-a-Car.
Biography
Mirkin was born to a Jewish family[1] in Sioux City, Iowa, the son of immigrants from Russia.[2] Mirkin served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II.[2] In 1958, he opened the first Budget Rent-a-Car office at Wilshire and Robertson boulevards in Los Angeles.[2] In 1960, he was joined by Jules Lederer and they incorporated the company as Budget Rent-a-Car Corporation.[3] In 1968, they sold Budget to Transamerica Corporation