Glen Bell

Entrepreneur

Birthday September 3, 1923

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Lynwood, CA

DEATH DATE Jan 16, 2010 (86)

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About

American entrepreneur and founder of the Taco Bell fast food chain, which began in Downey, California, in 1962.

Before Fame

He joined the U.S. Marine Corps during the Second World War.

Trivia

He opened a hot dog stand in Southern California in 1948. Fourteen years later, he opened the first Taco Bell.

Family Life

He and his wife Martha became parents to three children.

Associated With

He and Wilbur Hardee were both founders of popular American fast-food chains.