| LC control no. | no2016058141 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Caplan, Frieda, 1923-2020 |
| Variant(s) | Caplan, Frieda 1923- Rapoport, Frieda, 1923- |
| Birth date | 1923-08-10 |
| Death date | 2020-01-18 |
| Place of birth | Los Angeles (Calif.) |
| Place of death | Los Alamitos (Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Produce trade |
| Profession or occupation | Businesswoman |
| Found in | Fear no fruit [VR], 2015 container (chronicle's Frieda Caplan's rise from being the first woman entrepreneur on the L.A. Wholesale Produce Market in the 1960s introducing over 200 exotic fruits and vegetables to U.S. supermarkets) LA Times website, Apr. 28, 2016: "Kiwi Queen" Frieda Caplan turns 90, August 10, 2013 (Frieda Caplan, born Frieda Rapoport, either on Aug. 8 or 10, 1923, in Los Angeles, birth certificate says Aug. 10 but her parents always told her Aug. 8 ; holds degree in political science from UCLA; known for introducing kiwifruit to the U.S. produce market) NY Times , January 24, 2020, viewed online March 13, 2021 : Frieda Caplan, Who Enlivened the Produce Aisle, Dies at 96 (Frieda Caplan died on Jan. 18, 2020 at her home in Los Alamitos, California. She was 96.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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