Isadore Familian
Isadore Familian | |
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Born | Isadore Familian 1911 |
Died | June 13, 2002 (age 90-91) Los Angeles, California, US |
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Family | Irv Robbins (brother-in-law) Richard "Skip" Bronson (son-in-law) Richard Baskin (stepson) |
Isadore Familian (1911 – June 13, 2002) was a Los Angeles–based businessman and Jewish community leader who served as CEO of Price Pfister Brass Manufacturing Company.
Biography
Familian was born in 1911 to a Jewish family in Chicago.[1] When he was two, his family moved to Los Angeles where his father founded Familian Pipe and Supply Co., a plumbing supply business. At the age of 16, he dropped out of Theodore Roosevelt High School to work at the family business.[1] In 1941, he became president and purchased rival Price Pfister Brass Manufacturing Company.[1] During World War II, the company, now using the Price Pfister name, shifted to military production manufacturing aircraft fittings and hand grenade shells.[2] After the war, the company focused on residential faucets, feeding the postwar housing boom.[2] Under his leadership, the company grew from 50 to 1,500 employees and became one of the largest manufacturers of brass bath and kitchen hardware in the world.[1] In 1969, Price Pfister was sold to Norris Industries with Familian continuing on as chairman of the board.[1]
The firm went through numerous ownership changes in the following years. In 1981, Norris was purchased in a
Philanthropy
In 1947, he, along with his wife Sunny, founded the
Personal life
Familian was married twice. His first wife was Sunny Caplan (died 1979).
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l McLennan, Dennis (June 15, 2002). "Isadore Familian, 90; Philanthropist, Jewish Community Leader". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ a b McLennan, Dennis. "Price Pfister, Inc". Reference for Business. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
- ^ a b Harris, Kathryn (January 15, 1985). "NI Industries Agrees to Be Acquired by Masco". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Stanley and Black & Decker Complete Merger" (Press release). Stanley Black & Decker. 2010-03-12. Archived from the original on 2010-04-15. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
- ^ "Spectrum buys Stanley B&D unit for $1.4 billion, shares jump". Reuters. October 9, 2012.
- New York Times.