Leonard Chess

American businessman

Lejzor Szmuel Czyż (March 12, 1917 – October 16, 1969), best known as Leonard Chess, was a Polish-born American record company executive and the co-founder of Chess Records. He was influential in the development of electric blues, Chicago blues, and rock and roll.

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Leonard Chess was born on Monday, 12 March 1917 in Motal, Poland. His full name at birth was Lejzor Shmuel Czyż. He was best known as a business professional. Chess' country of citizenship (nationality) was American. He died on Thursday, 16 October 1969 in Chicago, Illinois, United States at the age of 52. His religion is listed as Jewish. His zodiac star sign was Pisces.

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Full name at birth	Lejzor Shmuel Czyż	edit
Claim to fame	Chess records	edit
Date of birth	12 March 1917	edit
Place of birth	Motal, Poland	edit
Date of death	16 October 1969	edit
Age	52 (age at death)
Place of death	Chicago, Illinois, United States	edit
Occupation	Record company executive	edit
Occupation category	Business	edit
Nationality	American	edit

PERSONAL DETAILS

Height	height
Build	build
Hair color	hair color
Eye color	eye color
Gender	Male	edit
Ethnicity	White	edit
Religion	Jewish	edit
Zodiac sign	Pisces
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Pets	pets

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High school	high school
University	university
Talent agency	talent agency
Political affiliation	political affiliation
Political party	political party

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