Leo Fender

January 9, 2024
Entrepreneur

Quick Facts

Leo Fender
Full Name Leo Fender
Occupation Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth Aug 10, 1909(1909-08-10)
Age 115
Date Of Death 1991-03-21
Birthplace Anaheim
Country United States
Birth City California
Horoscope Leo

Leo Fender Biography

Name Leo Fender
Birthday Aug 10
Birth Year 1909
Place Of Birth Anaheim
Home Town California
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Leo
Parents Clarence Monte Fender, Harriet Elvira Wood
Spouse Phyllis Fender , Esther Klosky

Leo Fender is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on August 10, 1909 in Anaheim, California, United States. The creator of the renowned Fender Guitar brand. He also invented his own Music Man and G&L Musical Instruments companies.

The two He and Les Paul were early innovators of electrical instruments. were the first to develop electrical instruments.

His wife Esther died from cancer in 1979.

Leo Fender Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Entrepreneur
House Living in own house.

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

He made a living by fixing radios when he was a teenager in California.

He was given the Technical Grammy Award in 2009 for outstanding technical contributions importance to the recording industry.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Leo Fender Dating?

According to our records, Leo Fender married to Phyllis Fender , Esther Klosky. As of December 1, 2023, Leo Fender’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Leo Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Leo Fender celebrates birthday on August 10 of every year.

Why did Leo Fender leave Fender?

In the 1950s, Leo Fender contracted a streptococcal sinus infection that impaired his health to the point where he decided to wind up his business affairs , selling the Fender company to CBS in 1965.

Would Leo Fender play the guitar?

Leo wasn’t a guitarist , and legend says he didn’t know how to tune a guitar either. This obviously didn’t deter him from creating the most popular electric guitars in the world. He wasn’t, however, entirely unaccomplished with playing musical instruments.

How much did Leo Fender sell Fender for?

In 1965 Leo Fender sold his companies to the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) for $13 million ($112 million in 2021 adjusted for inflation). This was almost two million more than they had paid for The New York Yankees a year before.

Is Leo Fender still alive?

March 21, 1991

What was Leo Fender's favorite guitar?

G &L Guitars were the last line of instruments Leo worked on and he famously declared that “G&L guitars and basses are the best instruments I have ever made”.

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