- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Edward J. Noble
Life Savers
1913 - 1938
Food & Tobacco
| Military Service | Army |
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b. 1882
| Education |  |
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| Undergraduate | Yale University |
| Personal | |
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| Born-Died | 1882 - 1958 |
| Birthplace | New York (NY) |
| Race | White |
| Father | Owner, Small Business |
Noble founded the entity that eventually became Life Savers Incorporated and grew it from a failing mint producer into a global business, with sales of $20 million in the mid-1950s. Noble also founded the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) and shepherded it to a merger with United Paramount and into a television network that eventually became one of the nation's best.