| Birth Day | August 10, 1909 |
| Birth Place | Anaheim, CA |
| Age | 111 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | Mar 21, 1991 (age 81) |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
Creator of the famous Fender brand of guitars. He also created the Music Man and G&L Musical Instruments companies.
He made money repairing radios as a teenager in California.
He was awarded a Technical Grammy Award in 2009 for contributions of outstanding technical significance to the recording field.
His wife Esther died of cancer in 1979.
He and Les Paul were early innovators of electrical instruments.
