business
Known for their business and/or finance abilities
Aveline Kushi Natural food pusher
Kushi was an early organic food proponent.
From This is True for 1 July 2001
Malcom P. McLean Transportation innovator
McLean invented “containerization” for international shipping.
From This is True for 27 May 2001
Hartzell Spence Pinup creator
Spence coined the term “pinup” for an image of a pretty girl.
From This is True for 20 May 2001
Alfred Moen Faucet inventor
Moen’s name could well be in your house.
From This is True for 15 April 2001
Harvey R. Ball Smiley Face creator
Ball created the modern yellow “smiley” figure.
From This is True for 8 April 2001
Candida Donadio Literary agent
A literary agent, Donadio’s first task in the business in 1957 was to bring Joseph Heller’s first novel, Catch 18 to the world. However, since Leon Uris had just released a novel titled Mila 18, Heller’s was renamed to Catch-22 *, based on Donadio’s birthday (October 22) — and a catchphrase was born. She also … Read more
From This is True for 21 January 2001
Edward Craven Walker Lava Lamp inventor
“If you buy my lamp, you won’t need drugs.”
From This is True for 20 August 2000
William Casley Killgallon Etch-a-Sketch marketer
Killgallon and a co-worker gave the failing “DoodleMaster” toy a new name: the “Etch A Sketch”, which turned into a sensation.
From This is True for 11 June 2000
Ellery J. Chun Hawaiian shirt designer
Chun invented the Aloha Shirt.
From This is True for 4 June 2000