Charles Alden Black

Quick Facts

Full Name	Charles Alden Black
Occupation	Oceanographer
Date Of Birth	Mar 6, 1919(1919-03-06)
Age	105
Date Of Death	2001-05-05
Birthplace	Santa Monica
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Pisces

Charles Alden Black Biography

Charles Alden Black is one of the most popular and richest Oceanographer who was born on March 6, 1919 in Santa Monica, California, United States. Businessman from California, Naval officer, and oceanographer.

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The actress was his wife. Shirley Temple, with whom they had two children.

Charles Alden Black Net Worth

Charles Alden Black is one of the richest Oceanographer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Charles Alden Black 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student at Stanford University and Harvard Business School before he joined his fellow sailors in Navy at the time of World War II.

He was an executive at his company, the Dole Pineapple Company. Later, he founded Mardela Corp., a California fishery.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Charles Alden Black Dating?

According to our records, Charles Alden Black married to Barbara Aronstein Black. As of December 1, 2023, Charles Alden Black’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Charles Ranked on the list of most popular Oceanographer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Charles Alden Black celebrates birthday on March 6 of every year.

Top Facts about Charles Alden Black

1. Charles Alden Black was an American businessman born on March 6, 1919.
2. He was the son of James Byers Black and Katharine MacElrath Black and had two siblings.
3. Black served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War.
4. He received his MBA from Stanford University in 1946.
5. Black was an executive at Stanford Research Institute (now known as SRI International) from 1952-1957 and Ampex Corp from 1957-1965.
6. He co-founded a hatchery for oysters and abalone and later created Mardela Corp.
7. Black served as a consultant on maritime issues and was a regent for Santa Clara University.
8. He was married to Shirley Temple from 1950 until his death in August 2005.
9. He died at the age of 86 from myelodysplastic syndrome.
10. Black was a 4th great-grandson of John Sevier and 5th great-grandson of Franklin Edwards.
11. He had one son (Charles Alden Black Jr.) and two daughters (Susan and Lori).

How did Shirley Temple meet Charles Black?

The couple met in 1950 in Honolulu, where Black had been working for a shipping company. They married that same year. “He was an intensely interesting and fascinating man to me,” Shirley Temple Black, 77, a former U.S. ambassador to Ghana during the Nixon administration, said by phone from her home Thursday night.

How long was Shirley Temple married to Charles Alden Black?

What everybody has seen for 60 years is the bedrock.” The couple had two children together, Charles Jr. and Lori, and remained married for 55 years , until Black’s death in 2005. Temple died in 2014, at the age of 85.

What did Charles Black do for a living?

Mr. Black spent most of his professional life in marine/freshwater development and aquaculture engineering. He co-founded a marine hatchery for oysters and abalone at Pigeon Point in the early 1960s. In 1966 he founded Mardela Corp., a fishing and hatchery company, and remained president and CEO until his death.

How old is Charles Alden Black?

86 years (1919–2005)

Where is Charles Black buried?

Black died on August 19, 1918, at his home in Indianapolis. He is buried at the Crown Hill Cemetery.