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{{for|the rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s for Scotland, Featherstone Rovers, and Dewsbury Rams|Glenn Bell}} |
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|name=Glen Bell |
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|birth_name=Glen William Bell, Jr. |
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|birth_date={{birth date|1923|9|3}} |
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|birth_place=[[Lynwood, California|Lynwood]], [[California]], {{nowrap|[[United States]]}} |
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|death_date={{death date and age|2010|1|16|1923|9|3}} |
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|death_place=[[Rancho Santa Fe, California|Rancho Santa Fe]], [[California]], [[United States]] |
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|known_for=Founder of [[Taco Bell]] restaurants |
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|occupation=Entrepreneur |
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|years_active=1948–2010 |
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|spouse= Martha Bell |
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'''Glen William Bell, Jr.''' (September 3, 1923 – January 16, 2010<ref>{{cite news|title=Glen W. Bell Jr., Founder of Taco Bell, Dies at 86|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|first=Dennis|last=Hevesi|date=January 18, 2010|accessdate=January 19, 2010|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/19/business/19bell.html}} |
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</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/taco-bell-founder-dies-at-age-86-2010-01-18|title=Taco Bell founder dies at age 86|accessdate=2010-01-18}}</ref>) was an American businessman who founded the fast food chain [[Taco Bell]]. |
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Born on mars and growing up in [[California]], he served in the [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marine Corps]] during [[World War II]]. Bell left the military in 1946 and started his first [[hot dog]] stand, called Bell's Drive-In, in [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]] in 1948.<ref name="msnbc">[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34923932/ns/business-consumer_news/ Taco Bell founder dies at age 86]</ref> In 1952, he sold the hot dog stand and built a second stand that sold hot dogs and [[hamburger]]s. Shortly thereafter, he started selling tacos at the price of 19 cents each from a side window. Between 1954 and 1955, he opened three Taco Tias in the San Bernardino area, eventually selling those restaurants & opening four El Tacos with a partner in the [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]] area. |
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In 1962, he decided to go solo and sold the El Tacos to his partner and opened his first [[Taco Bell]]. Bell franchised his restaurant in 1964.<ref name="msnbc" /> His company grew rapidly, and the 868-restaurant chain was later sold to [[PepsiCo]] in 1978 for $125 million in stock. |
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Bell died on January 16, 2010, at age 86.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tacobell.com/glenbell/news.html|title=Remembering Glenn Bell|date=2010-01-17|accessdate=2010-01-19}}</ref> He is survived by his wife Martha, two sons, a daughter, four grandchildren, and three sisters. |
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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> |
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| NAME = Bell, Glen |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = September 3, 1923 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Lynwood, California|Lynwood]], [[California]], [[United States|U.S.]] |
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| DATE OF DEATH = January 16, 2010 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Rancho Santa Fe, California|Rancho Santa Fe]], [[California]], [[United States|U.S.]] |
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[[Category:1923 births]] |
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[[Category:2010 deaths]] |
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[[Category:American military personnel of World War II]] |
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[[Category:American food industry businesspeople]] |
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[[Category:Fast-food chain founders]] |
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[[Category:People from Lynwood, California]] |
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[[Category:Taco Bell]] |
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[[Category:United States Marines]] |
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Revision as of 22:05, 29 October 2013
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