ABOUT
Popularizer of popcorn through countless commercials, talk shows, and radio pitches.He and his partner bought a seed business together, with Redenbacher spending the next several decades engineering a popcorn that was fluffier than the leading brands with fewer unpopped kernels.He began selling his kernels from the back of a car, and his popularity grew after he appeared on the television show To Tell the Truth, stumping a panel that included Joe Garagiola.
BEFORE FAMEHe started a successful fertilizer company after graduation, devoting his free time to improving popcorn.
PERSONAL LIFEHe grew up in Brazil, Indiana, and was married twice with two daughters.
FUN FACTSEntrepreneur Orville Redenbacher were born on Tuesday, birthstone is Ruby, the seaon was Summer in the Chinese year of Goat, it is 192 days until Orville Redenbacher next birthday.
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Jan. 06 1883