Earle Swensen

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Earle Swensen
Died1996
NationalityAmerican
Known forFounding Swensen's

Earle Swensen was an American businessperson. [1] [2]

He was born in San Francisco and grew up in the city. [3] Swensen was married to Nora who died in 1995. [4] [3] During World War II, he served in South Pacific and during that time learnt how to make ice cream. [3]

In 1948, Swensen founded Swensen's ice cream near Russian Hill, San Francisco. [5] The first store was known as See Us Freeze Ice Cream. [6]

In 1965, Swensen moved to Novato, California and developed 150 ice cream flavors. [4]

He died in 1996 due to heart failure. [3]

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References

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  2. "DEATHS". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2023-04-26.
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  4. 1 2 "Earle Swensen, 83; Led Ice Cream Chain". January 17, 1996 via NYTimes.com.
  5. Copperman, Amy (2023-02-13). "7 ways to spend the perfect day in Russian Hill". SFGATE. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  6. Pimsleur, J. L. (January 17, 1996). "OBITUARY -- Earle D. Swensen". SFGATE.

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