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Richard McDonald | |
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| Born | February 16, 1909 |
| Died | July 14, 1998 (aged 89) Bedford, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Calvary Cemetery, Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Co-founder of McDonald's |
Maurice McDonald | |
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| Born | November 26, 1902 |
| Died | December 11, 1971 (aged 69) Palm Springs, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Co-founder of McDonald's |
Richard McDonald (died July 14, 1998) and Maurice McDonald (died December 11, 1971), together known as the McDonald Brothers, were American entrepreneurs who founded the fast food company McDonald's. They opened the original McDonald's restaurant in 1940 in San Bernardino, California, where they created the Speedee Service System to produce their meals, a method that would become the standard for fast food. After hiring Ray Kroc as their franchise agent in 1954, they continued to run the company until they were bought out by Kroc in 1961.
Early life
The McDonald brothers were born in Manchester, New Hampshire, to Patrick McDonald and Margarete McDonald, Irish immigrants who came to the United States as children. In the 1920s, the family moved to California, where Patrick opened a food stand in Monrovia in 1937.[1]
Careers
In 1948, the brothers fully redesigned and rebuilt their restaurant in San Bernardino to focus on a reduced menu consisting of nine items: In addition to their 15 cent hamburger, the menu would include a cheeseburger, soft drinks, milk, coffee, potato chips and a slice of pie.[2]
The McDonald brothers' restaurant was a success, and with the goal of making $1 million before they turned 50,[3] the McDonald brothers began franchising their system in 1953, beginning with a restaurant in Phoenix, Arizona, operated by Neil Fox.[2]
In 1954, the McDonald brothers hired Ray Kroc as their franchise agent. Kroc took 1.9 percent of the gross sales, of which the McDonald brothers got 0.5 percent.[4]
On November 30, 1984, Richard McDonald, the first cook behind the grill of a McDonald's, was served the ceremonial 50 billionth McDonald's hamburger by Ed Rensi, then-president of McDonald's USA, at the Grand Hyatt hotel in New York City.[5][6][7]
Death and legacy
Maurice McDonald died from heart failure[8] at his home in Palm Springs, California, on December 11, 1971, at the age of 69. He was buried at Desert Memorial Park, in Cathedral City, California.[9]
Richard McDonald also died from heart failure in a nursing home in Manchester, New Hampshire, on July 14, 1998, at the age of 89.[10] He was buried at the Mount Calvary Cemetery in Manchester.[3][6][11]
In the 2016 film The Founder, a biopic about Ray Kroc and his business relationship with the McDonald brothers, Richard McDonald is played by Nick Offerman,[12][13] and John Carroll Lynch portrays Maurice McDonald.[13]
The first McDonald's, according to the California Route 66 Association, is owned by Albert Okura and is a museum.[14]
References
- ^ Muldoon, John P. (May 28, 2013). "From Immigration to Mega-Wealth". johnmuldoon.ie. Archived from the original on September 18, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ a b "OurHistory". McDonald's. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ^ a b Gilpin, Kenneth N. (July 16, 1998). "Richard McDonald, 89, Fast-Food Revolutionary". The New York Times. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ Gross, Daniel (October 1996). Forbes' Greatest Business Stories of All Time. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-471-14314-7
- ^ Anderson Heller, Susan; Dunlap, David W. (November 21, 1984). "50 Billion and Still Cooking". The New York Times. p. B3. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ a b Velasco, Alejandra Yáñez (July 1998). "Restaurant Innovator Richard McDonald Dies at 89: Pioneered McDonald's, World's Largest Restaurant System". Hotel Online. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
- ^ "La reina de la cocina (rápida) cumple 100 años". El Mundo (in Spanish). May 30, 2004. Archived from the original on February 12, 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ Stice, Joel (March 15, 2019). "The Tragic Real-Life Story Of The McDonald Brothers". Mashed. Archived from the original on May 30, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ "Maurice J. McDonald Dies at 69; Hamburger Chain's Co Founder". The New York Times. December 14, 1971. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ Gilpin, Kenneth N. (July 16, 1998). "Richard McDonald, 89, Fast-Food Revolutionary". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ "Fast food supremo dies" July 15, 1998. BBC News. Accessed January 6, 2007.
- ^ Eschner, Kat (February 16, 2017). "Nick Offerman's Character in 'The Founder' Is Based on This Real Historical Figure". Smithsonian Magazine. Archived from the original on February 17, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ a b Itzkoff, Dave (January 18, 2017). "'The Founder': Burgers, Fries and a Couple of Wiseguys". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ "Original McDonald's Site & Museum". California Route 66 Association. Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
