| 词条 | Marion William Isbell |
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BiographyMarion William Isbell was born in Whitehaven, Tennessee in 1905 and was orphaned with his two brothers James and Leon before he was 5. The brothers were placed in an orphanage and then resided with family in Memphis. He worked throughout his childhood, first picking cotton, then after dropping out of school, an errand boy. At 16, he moved to Chicago to work as a work as a dishwasher, cook and soda jerk.[1] He first got into the restaurant business in 1934, opening the first Isbell’s Restaurant.[1][2] In 1929, Isbell took a cross-country trip with his wife, Ingrid, when he had the idea of building comfortable roadside inns. In 1954, he made the dream a reality with a group of Phoenix investors and began buying motels. He became chairman of Ramada Inns Inc., a 63-motel chain in 1962. He was chairman until 1973 before retiring in 1979.[1] Isbell was president of the National Restaurant Association from 1942 to 1944.[2] In 1955, he ran for Chicago city clerk on the same ticket as Mayor Martin Kennelly.[3] He died on October 20, 1988, at Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn in Scottsdale, Arizona.[4] On the day of his death, Ramada released their restructuring plan to focus on gambling casinos and selling off its hotel and restaurant businesses.[5] References1. ^1 2 {{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/23/obituaries/marion-william-isbell-dies-at-83-founded-chain-of-ramada-motels.html|title=Marion William Isbell Dies at 83; Founded Chain of Ramada Motels|last=Ap|date=1988-10-23|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-11-09}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Isbell, Marion William}}2. ^1 {{Cite web|url=http://www.arizonahistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/upLoads/library_Isbell-Restaurants.pdf|title=Marion Isbell Restaurants: 1940-1973|last=|first=|date=1999|website=|publisher=Arizona Historical Society at Papago Park|access-date=2016-11-09}} 3. ^{{Cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1988-10-23/news/8802090505_1_group-of-phoenix-investors-ramada-inns-national-restaurant-association|title=Ramada Founder Marion Isbell|newspaper=tribunedigital-chicagotribune|access-date=2016-11-09}} 4. ^1 {{cite news |author= |title=Marion William Isbell Dies at 83; Founded Chain of Ramada Motels |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/23/obituaries/marion-william-isbell-dies-at-83-founded-chain-of-ramada-motels.html |newspaper=Associated Press in the New York Times |date=October 23, 1988 |accessdate=2014-07-30 }} 5. ^{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1988-10-25/news/mn-64_1_marion-isbell|title=Marion William Isbell, 83; Founded Ramada Motel Chain|last=Services|first=From Times Wire|date=1988-10-25|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|access-date=2016-11-09}} 5 : 1905 births|1988 deaths|Ramada|People from Whitehaven|American hoteliers |
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