- Arkansas, the only
child of
Kemmons and Ruby "Doll" Wilson. His
father was an
insurance salesman who died when
Kemmons was nine
months old.
Shortly thereafter...
- and a
brand of IHG
Hotels & Resorts. The
chain was
founded in 1952 by
Kemmons Wilson (1913–2003), who
opened the
first location in Memphis, Tennessee...
-
College of
Professional and
Liberal Studies Loewenberg College of
Nursing Kemmons Wilson School of
Hospitality and
Resort Management School of Communication...
- 2004.
Retrieved November 1, 2016. Martin,
Douglas (February 14, 2003). "
Kemmons Wilson, 90, Dies; Was
Holiday Inn Founder". The New York Times. Retrieved...
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neighborhood in Memphis.
Southaven began as a
village when
Memphis homebuilder Kemmons Wilson (founder of
Holiday Inn)
wished to
develop a few
residential subdivisions...
- and headquarters. Like his contemporary,
Holiday Inn hotel-chain
founder Kemmons Wilson,
Isbell devised the idea of
building and
operating a
chain of roadside...
- of
Trailways routes. In 1968,
under the
leadership of
major stockholder Kemmons Wilson,
Holiday Inn
acquired Continental Trailways,
which remained a subsidiary...
- needed] On July 17, 1974, Hayes,
along with Mike Storen,
Avron Fogelman, and
Kemmons Wilson, took over
ownership of the
American Basketball ****ociation team...
- of the new team
including musician Isaac Hayes and
Holiday Inn
founder Kemmons Wilson.
Storen named the new team the
Memphis Sounds and
developed a new...
-
recorded artists starting in 1963 on the
label Holiday Inn
Records for
Kemmons Wilson. In 1957, Bill
Justis recorded his
Grammy Hall of Fame song "Raunchy"...
