Milton Bradley
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About
Founder of the Milton Bradley Company, which created international board games like The Checkered Game of Life, Connect Four, Twister, and Yahtzee.
Before Fame
He had a failed lithograph business prior to establishing his billion-dollar empire.
Trivia
His first hit game was The Checkered Game of Life, which sold over 45,000 copies by 1861.
Family Life
He had daughters named Alice and Florence.
Associated With
He attempted to sell The Checkered Game of Life to then-presidential nominee Abraham Lincoln.
