FORREST EDWARD MARS
Forrest Edward Mars
Born March 21, 1904
Tacoma, Washington, USA
Died July 1, 1999 (aged 95)
Miami, Florida, USA
Occupation Director of Mars, Inc.
Spouse Audrey Mars
Children Forrest Edward Mars, Jr.
John F. Mars
Jacqueline Mars
Forrest Edward Mars, Sr. (March 21, 1904 - July 1, 1999) was the reclusive and
eccentric son of giant candy company Mars, Inc. founder Frank C. Mars and is
best known for inventing M&M's and the Mars bar, as well as orchestrating the
launch of Uncle Ben's.
He developed M&M's, the chocolate candy covered in a crunchy shell which "melts
in your mouth, not in your hands," in 1940. They were modeled after a candy that
he had discovered while in Spain during the 1930s.
He was married to Audrey Mars, who died in 1989, and he had three children -
Forrest Jr., John, and Jacqueline.
Mars died at age 95, and had amassed a fortune of $4 billion. He was ranked as
30th in Forbes magazine's list of richest Americans (Forrest Jr. and John were
29th and 31st, respectively).
Forrest Edward Mars
Born March 21, 1904
Tacoma, Washington, USA
Died July 1, 1999 (aged 95)
Miami, Florida, USA
Occupation Director of Mars, Inc.
Spouse Audrey Mars
Children Forrest Edward Mars, Jr.
John F. Mars
Jacqueline Mars
Forrest Edward Mars, Sr. (March 21, 1904 - July 1, 1999) was the reclusive and
eccentric son of giant candy company Mars, Inc. founder Frank C. Mars and is
best known for inventing M&M's and the Mars bar, as well as orchestrating the
launch of Uncle Ben's.
He developed M&M's, the chocolate candy covered in a crunchy shell which "melts
in your mouth, not in your hands," in 1940. They were modeled after a candy that
he had discovered while in Spain during the 1930s.
He was married to Audrey Mars, who died in 1989, and he had three children -
Forrest Jr., John, and Jacqueline.
Mars died at age 95, and had amassed a fortune of $4 billion. He was ranked as
30th in Forbes magazine's list of richest Americans (Forrest Jr. and John were
29th and 31st, respectively).