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Lee Iacocca
American businessman (1924–2019)
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| Born | Lido Anthony Iacocca (1924-10-15)October 15, 1924 Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | July 2, 2019(2019-07-02) (aged 94) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1946–1992 |
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| Children | 2 |
Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca (EYE-ə-KOH-kə; October 15, 1924 – July 2, 2019) was an American automobile executive who developed the Ford Mustang, Continental Mark III, and Ford Pinto cars while at the Ford Motor Company in the 1960s, and then revived the Chrysler Corporation as its CEO during the 1980s.[1] He was president of Chrysler from 1978 to 1991 and chairman and CEO from 1979 until his retirement at the end of 1992. He was
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Lee Iacocca was a key figure in the success of two automotive giants. He was born on October 15, 1924, grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He was influenced by his father, who loved automobiles, and was interested in the new direction that the automobile industry was beginning to take. Iacocca’s father had purchased one of the first Model T Fords in his neighborhood and was one of the first individuals who knew how to drive.
Iacocca also learned the values of hard work and dedication during his childhood. His family lost everything in the Great Depression; an experience that Iacocca said he’d never forget. Iacocca completed his primary education and later graduated from Lehigh University in three years. He then earned a master’s degree in engineering at Princeton and joined Ford as a student engineer in 1946.
While the first chapter in Iacocca’s career with Ford Motor Company was in engineering, he quickly moved into marketing. Iacocca once said, “I learned to figure people out pretty quickly”. In his autobiography, “Iacocca,” the auto executive sai
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Iacocca: An Autobiography
1984 autobiography by Lee Iacocca and William Novak
Iacocca: An Autobiography is Lee Iacocca's best selling autobiography, co-authored with William Novak and originally published in 1984. Most of the book is taken up with reminiscences of Iacocca's career in the car industry, first with the Ford Motor Company, then the Chrysler Corporation. The hugely successful autobiography was the best-selling non-fiction hardcover book of 1984 and 1985.
Summary
In part 1 of the book, Iacocca speaks of his Italian immigrant family and his experiences at school.[1] Because he couldn't join the army for World War II due to rheumatic fever as a child, he attended Lehigh University, where he completed his studies in 8 straight semesters. He was offered a job at Ford straight out of college, but at the same time, he was offered a fellowship for a graduate degree at Princeton University. He took the fellowship with the promise of a job after leaving Princeton. In his year at Princeton, his recruiter was drafted into the war and by the time he was
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