Verne Winchell

<html> <head> <title>Verne Winchell</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css">  </style></head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap>This is a beta version of NNDB</td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </form></td> </tr> </table>        </td></tr><tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr><map name=fool><area coords="102,0,240,14" href="/people/303/000178766/bibliography/" alt="bibliography"></map><tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 0px 15px 15px 15px;"><img src="/red-profile-2.gif" align="right" height=15 width=240 border=0 usemap=#fool> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0>Verne WinchellAKA Vernon Hedges Winchell, Jr.Born: <a href="/lists/821/000106503/" class=proflink>30-Oct</a>-<a href="/lists/914/000105599/" class=proflink>1915</a> Birthplace: <a href="/geo/142/000079902/" class=proflink>Bloomington, IL</a> Died: <a href="/lists/217/000106896/" class=proflink>26-Nov</a>-<a href="/lists/512/000106194/" class=proflink>2002</a> Location of death: <a href="/geo/567/000069360/" class=proflink>Las Vegas, NV</a> Cause of death: Heart Failure Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: BusinessNationality: United States Executive summary: Founder of Winchell's DonutsVerne Winchell worked in a donut shop as a young man, but became a jukebox salesman and eventually opened his own jukebox store. He later worked as a car salesman, until he had saved enough money to open his own donut shop in 1948, in Temple City, California. He opened two additional locations the following year, and began selling franchises in 1961. In 1968, when Winchell's had 245 locations, the company merged with <a href="/company/348/000126967/">Denny's</a> in a stock swap deal that left Winchell in charge of the donut chain. Winchell's Donuts peaked in the late 1970s with more than 1,000 locations worldwide and annual sales second only to <a href="/company/112/000052953/">Dunkin' Donuts</a>. From 1972-80 Winchell was also CEO of Denny's, and that chain's business more than quadrupled under his leadership. Winchell's has closed many locations in recent decades, and now has about 175 stores, mostly in the American southwest and midwest. Winchell retired in 1984, and died in 2002. Among friends, his preferred nickname was "Donut King".Father: Vernon Hedges Winchell (b. 12-Jul-1887, d. 16-Dec-1963) Sister: Barbara Winchell Ogden Sister: Eloise Winchell Wills Wife: Joan Winchell (horse breeder, m. 1965) Daughter: Christina Winchell-Harriis Daughter: Linda Winchell Schumacher Son: Richard Winchell Son: Ronald Winchell (horse breeder)     High School: Alhambra High School, Alhambra, CA     University: <a href="/edu/265/000082019/">BS Business Administration, Pasadena City College</a>     Winchell's Donut House Founder & President (1948-84)     <a href="/company/348/000126967/">Denny's</a> Chairman & CEO (1972-80)     Member of the Board of Winchell's Donut House (1948-84)     Member of the Board of <a href="/company/348/000126967/">Denny's</a> (1968-84)     <a href="/org/752/000169245/">Friends of Giuliani Exploratory Committee</a> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;">New! <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=178766"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=178766">Verne Winchell</a></td> </tr> </table> Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript. 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