Louis E. Crandall Explained

Louis E. Crandall
Birth Date:1929 7, mf=yes
Birth Place:Mesa, Arizona, U.S.
Death Place:Provo, Utah, U.S.
Parents:Louis Packer and Louise Marie (Crismon) Crandall
Spouse:
  • Mable Jane Austin
  • Ethel Marie Tangren
Alma Mater:Arizona State University

Louis Eugene Crandall (July 27, 1929 – September 11, 2016) was an American printer and entrepreneur. He founded Legend City and the Crandall Historical Printing Museum.[1]

Biography

Crandall was born July 27, 1929, in Mesa, Arizona, to Louis Packer Crandall and Louise Marie Crismon. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Arizona State University,[2] and in 1963 at age 28, he founded Legend City, an amusement park in Phoenix. The park struggled financially and Crandall was forced out of management before the park's closing in 1983.

Crandall went on to create the Crandall Historical Printing Museum in Provo, Utah, which tells the history of printing, especially with regards to the printing of the Bible, the United States Declaration of Independence, and the Book of Mormon.[3] Crandall was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Louis Eugene Crandall Sr. - View Obituary & Service Information. bergmortuary.com. 4 October 2016.
  2. Web site: Louis E. Crandall . Utah Education Network . 26 February 2011.
  3. Web site: A Walk Through the Ages: The Crandall Historical Printing Museum . November 29, 2007 . 26 February 2011.