Redenbacher, Orville
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| Birthname | Redenbacher, Orville Clarence | ||||
| born on | 16 July 1907 | ||||
| Place | Brazil IN, USA, 39n31, 87w07 | ||||
| Timezone | CST h6w (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   23°02'   or 
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Biography
American entrepreneur, the king of popcorn. A bright boy, he majored in agronomy and genetics at Purdue U., graduating in 1928. Orville married Corinne Strate in 1928; three daughters; 12 grandkids and three great-grandkids. A skinny Hoosier farm boy in horn-rimmed glasses, he grew up to become the expert of his generation on pop-corn, relating that it has been around for some 5,600 years since the Inca Indians. On the farm of his youth, they raised corn, soybeans, wheat, cows, hogs and chicken - and ate popcorn daily.
In 1952 he bought a small seed company and began selling agricultural supplies - but his passion remained the development of a hybrid popcorn that fluffed puffy and delicious. In 1970 they began to market their own product and within five years, it climbed to No.1 in the field.
Events
- Relationship : Marriage 1928 (Corinne Strate)
- Work : Start Business 1952 (Small seed company)
- Social : End a program of study 1928 (Graduated from Purdue U.)
- Work : Gain social status 1970 (Products begin showing popularity)
Source Notes
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Categories
- Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3 (Three daughters, multiple grandchildren)
- Vocation : Business : Entrepreneur (King of popcorn)
