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John Willard Marriott Sr. (September 17, 1900 – August 13, 1985) was an American entrepreneur and businessman. He was the founder of the Marriott Corporation (which became Marriott International in 1993), the parent company of the world's largest hospitality, hotel chains, and food services companies.
Jan 10, 2018 · Now, as punishment for leaving his wife, John alleges that his father is trying to drive him into financial ruin—cutting him off from the Marriott fortune and forcing him out as CEO of a separate, privately run hotel business called JWM Family Enterprises.
Feb 14, 2024 · Learn how Bill Marriott, a Mormon farm boy from Utah, became a restaurant and hotel tycoon in Washington, DC. Read about his early life, his A&W root beer stand, his expansion plans, and his legacy.
Oct 12, 2022 · Born in Marriott-Slaterville, Utah on September 17, 1900, John Willard Marriott was an entrepreneur, hotelier, and founder of Marriott Corporation. Marriott grew up on his family’s farm in rural Utah and attended college at Weber State University and the University of Utah.
In 1927, J. Willard Marriott opened the nine-stool root beer stand that grew into the Hot Shoppes Restaurant chain and evolved into today’s Marriott International hotel company. For the next 58 years, he built the Marriott brand on a foundation of guiding principles that remain embedded in the company’s culture today.
Marriott International is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. The company is the successor to the hospitality division of the Marriott Corporation, founded by J. Willard Marriott (1900–1985) and his wife Alice Marriott (1907–2000).
John E. Marriott Wildlife and Nature Photography. 146,106 likes · 4,795 talking about this. Professional Canadian wildlife conservation photographer. Associate Fellow iLCP, Canon Ambassador
