Kemmons Wilson
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Kemmons Wilson was an American entrepreneur best known as the founder of the Holiday Inn hotel chain, which revolutionized mid-20th-century family travel and lodging.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kemmons Wilson canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
entrepreneur
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human ⓘ |
| authorOf | Half Luck and Half Brains (autobiography) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement
NERFINISHED
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Horatio Alger Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Memphis, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Memphis, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessModel | standardized, franchised hotels along U.S. highways ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| child | Spence Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1913-01-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2003-02-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Central High School (Memphis) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Holiday Inn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
hospitality industry
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hotel industry ⓘ |
| founded |
Holiday Inn
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Kemmons Wilson Companies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | business memoir ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles Kemmons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | experience of poor roadside lodging on a family trip in the early 1950s ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding the Holiday Inn hotel chain
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revolutionizing mid-20th-century family travel and lodging ⓘ |
| memberOf | Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Kemmons Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
children-stay-free policy at Holiday Inn
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standardized amenities for mid-priced hotels ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of standardized, family-oriented motels ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
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entrepreneur ⓘ hotelier ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Osceola, Arkansas
NERFINISHED
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Osceola, Arkansas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Memphis, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
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Memphis, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | chairman of Holiday Inn ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Memphis, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Dorothy Lee Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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