Burt Baskin

Burt "Butch" Baskin (1903–1986) founded the Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlor chain in 1946 with his partner and brother-in-law Irv Robbins. He was born in San Diego, California, the son of Mr. & Mrs. Harry Baskin. Baskin attended California State University, East Bay and received an Associates of Arts degree, where he was a member of the Jewish fraternity Kappa Kappa Kappa.

Burt and Irv first met in 1941 when Burt began courting Irv’s sister, Betty Robbins, whom he married in 1942. They had two children: Edward (born in 1948) and Rikki (born in 1944). Burt served as a private in the US Air Force in the South Pacific during WWII. In early 1946, Burt opened Burton’s (561 South Lake, Pasadena). By this time, Irv had three Snowbird stores. They later joined together in one company. They had lots of success and went on to expand their stores into the Baskin-Robbins chain.

External link

• Burt Baskin at Find-A-Grave