LC control no. | no2011018670 |
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Personal name heading | Diemer, Walter, 1904-1998 |
Variant(s) | Diemer, Walter E., 1904-1998 |
Found in | McCarthy, M. Pop!, 2010: p. 32 (Walter Diemer) Wikipedia WWW site, viewed Feb. 4, 2011: (Walter E. Diemer; b. 8 January 1904; d. 9 January 1998; accountant and inventor of bubble gum; b. and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Diemer was working as an accountant at Fleer in 1926 when the company president sought to cut costs by making their own gum base, Diemer accidentally stumbled upon a recipe that was totally unique; eventually became senior vice president of Fleer, as well as a member of the Board of Directors) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Diemer> |