Leon Leonwood Bean
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About
Founder of the L.L. Bean company, which specialized in outdoor clothing and equipment.
Before Fame
He killed and sold his first deer at age 13.
Trivia
He published a book in 1942 called Hunting, Fishing and Camping and an autobiography called My Story: the Autobiography of a Down-East Merchant in 1960.
Family Life
He grew up with five brothers.
Associated With
He was an entrepreneur from Maine like Nike founder Phil Knight.
