Lee Iacocca

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Lee Iacocca was a prominent American automobile executive best known for his leadership at Ford and Chrysler and his pivotal role in shaping the modern U.S. car industry.

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Iacocca 1
Lido Anthony Iacocca 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf automobile executive
business executive
human
alias Lee Iacocca
awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
boardMemberOf Chrysler
surface form: Chrysler Corporation
cause diabetes research philanthropy
causeOfDeath complications of Parkinson’s disease
child Kathryn Iacocca
Lia Iacocca
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfAward 1984
dateOfBirth 1924-10-15
dateOfDeath 2019-07-02
degree bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Lehigh University
master’s degree in engineering from Princeton University
describedAs one of the most influential figures in the U.S. auto industry in the 20th century
education Lehigh University
Princeton University
employer Chrysler
surface form: Chrysler Corporation

Ford Motor Company
ethnicOrigin Italian American
familyName Lee Iacocca self-linksurface differs
surface form: Iacocca
fieldOfWork automotive industry
founded Iacocca Family Foundation
fullName Lee Iacocca self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lido Anthony Iacocca
gender male
givenName Lido
knownFor leading the development of the Ford Mustang
leading the development of the Ford Pinto
popular television commercials for Chrysler
securing U.S. government loan guarantees for Chrysler
turning around Chrysler Corporation in the late 1970s and 1980s
languageSpoken English
notableWork Autobiography "Iacocca"
Book "Talking Straight"
occupation author
automobile executive
businessperson
placeOfBirth Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
placeOfDeath Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, United States
positionHeld Chairman of Chrysler Corporation
Chief Executive Officer of Chrysler Corporation
President of Ford Motor Company
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States
spouse Darrien Earle
Mary McCleary
Peggy Johnson

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Lee Iacocca alias Lee Iacocca
Lee Iacocca familyName Lee Iacocca self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Iacocca
Lee Iacocca fullName Lee Iacocca self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lido Anthony Iacocca
Ford Mustang keyFigure Lee Iacocca
subject surface form: Gale Halderman