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Joan Beverly Kroc (née Mansfield, previously Smith; August 27, 1928 – October 12, 2003), also known as Joni, [1] was an American philanthropist and third wife of McDonald's CEO Ray Kroc. Early life
Kroc's first two marriages to Ethel Fleming (1922–1961) and Jane Dobbins Green (1963–1968) ended in divorce. [35] Kroc and Fleming met in 1919, married in 1922, and then moved to Chicago, Illinois .
Kroc himself fully appreciated Martino's key role in the company and her loyalty in working long hours for little pay in the early years, rewarding her with an equity interest in the company. Thus, when McDonald's went public in 1965, Martino cashed in $300,000 of her holdings (equivalent to $2.3 million in 2018) and her remaining holdings were ...
Ray Kroc transformed a small family-owned burger stand into McDonald's, the world's biggest fast-food empire.
A husband and wife who were in the process of getting divorced have died in an alleged murder-suicide in Mississippi, according to reports. Jennifer and Brandon Sheffield were found dead by ...
Turlock police say the husband and wife found dead in their home Monday night died at the hands of the husband in a murder-suicide. Police identified the couple as Troy Borges, 60, and Susanne ...
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.
As a baby, James was “so hard,” Jarrett says. “He cried constantly. I’d take him on walks and he would cry. I would take him in the car and he would cry.