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The couple's only child, a daughter named Linda, was born the following year. [7] Mansfield met McDonald's Corp. founder Ray Kroc, who was 26 years her senior, while playing the organ at the Criterion Restaurant in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1957. [8] [9] Ray said in his autobiography that he "was stunned by her blonde beauty". They were both ...
Kroc and Fleming met in 1919, married in 1922, and then moved to Chicago, Illinois. Their daughter Marilyn was born in 1924. [38] He married his third wife, Joan Smith (née Mansfield) in 1969. Joan Kroc was a philanthropist who significantly increased her charitable
The brothers drew the attention of Ray Kroc, a milkshake mixer salesman for Prince Castle. [11] After they purchased eight of his Multi-Mixers for their San Bernardino, California restaurant, Kroc visited that restaurant in 1954. [12] That year the McDonald brothers hired Kroc as their franchise agent.
1902: Ray Kroc was born in Oak Park, Illinois, on October 5. Ray Kroc was credited with launching McDonald's from a small restaurant to a global fast-food empire. Bettmann/Contributor/Getty Images
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Though Ray Kroc is credited with the meteoric rise of McDonald's around the world, Richard and Maurice "Mac" McDonald started the fast-food burger joint in San Bernardino, California.
The Founder is a 2016 American biographical drama film directed by John Lee Hancock and written by Robert Siegel.Starring Michael Keaton as businessman Ray Kroc, the film depicts the story of his creation of the McDonald's fast-food restaurant chain, which eventually involved forcing out the company's original founders to take control with conniving ruthlessness.
Jack Nicholson’s legacy is not limited to his work as an actor. He’s also a father of six, with five different moms. Nicholson, 86, is dad of Jennifer, 60, Caleb, 53, Honey, 43, Lorraine, 33 ...