Eliot Gant
Elliot Gant (March 21, 1926 – March 12, 2016) was an American garment businessman and an executive for the retailer Gant.
Life
[edit]He was born in Brooklyn and was the son of Bernard Gantmacher. He served in the United States Navy during World War II and graduated from University of Connecticut. He developed the family's shirt business,[1][2] which operated a factory in New Haven.[3] The business was sold to Consolidated Foods in 1968.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Elliot Gant | The Times". The Times. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ "The Man in the Button-Down Shirt". syracuse magazine.
- ^ "Elliot Gant, Innovator of the shirt dies at 89 - MNSWR Magazine". MNSWR Magazine. 2016-03-21. Archived from the original on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ Roberts, Sam (2016-03-18). "Elliot Gant, Marketer of the Button-Down Shirt, Dies at 89". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ "Elliot Gant, Marketer Of The Button-Down Shirt, Dies At 89 - MR Magazine". MR Magazine. 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
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