Biography of forrest mars

American businessman (1904–1999)

Forrest Edward Mars Sr. (March 21, 1904 – July 1, 1999) was an American billionaire businessman and the driving force of the candy company Mars Inc. He is best known for introducing Milky Way (1924) and Mars (1932) chocolate bars, and M&M's (1941) chocolate, as well as orchestrating the launch of Uncle Ben's Rice.

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He was the son of the company founder Franklin Clarence Mars and his first wife Ethel G. Mars (née Kissack).^[1]

Early life and career

Mars was born March 21, 1904, in Wadena, Minnesota, the only child of Franklin Clarence Mars, the founder of the Mars Candy Company, and his first wife Ethel Gale Mars (née Kissack; 1882-1980).

He was raised by his maternal grandparents in North Battleford Saskatchewan, Canada,^[2] after his parents' divorce when he was just a child. He rarely saw his father who remarried to Ethel Veronica Healy in 1910. He had a half sister, Patricia Mars. After high school, Forrest Mars Jr. Bio, Age, Net Worth, Family, and ...

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