Charles F. Bowman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetCharles F. Bowman
American businessman
Date of Birth: 03-May-1919
Place of Birth: Lowell, Indiana, United States
Date of Death: 08-Apr-2009
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Charles F. Bowman
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- "Charlie" Bowman (May 3, 1919 – April 8, 2009) was an American businessman who partnered with Orville Redenbacher to create a gourmet popping corn which won a third of the US market for unpopped popcorn by the mid-1970s.
- The corn was marketed as Orville Redenbacher's. Charlie Bowman graduated from Purdue University.
- In 1951, Bowman and Redenbacher bought Chester, Inc., a company based in Boone Grove, Indiana, that specialized in hybrid seeds.
- Redenbacher's eponymous popcorn was the result of nearly twenty years of research at Chester and was launched in 1970.
- Bowman served as the company's president while Redenbacher drove the scientific research.
- Bowman retired as president in 2006 at age 87.
- Bowman had lived in Holland, Michigan since his retirement and he died in 2009.
- Survivors included his wife of 64 years, Mary, and three daughters: Judy Anthrop, June Bowman and Connie Bowman.
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