Charles Lazarus

Date Of Birth

04/10/1923

Place Of Birth

Washington, D.C., United States

Date Of Death

22/03/2018

Place Of Death

The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, United States

Age

94

Cause Of Death

Respiratory Failure

Spouses

Udyss Lazarus ​(div. 1979)​; Helen Singer Kaplan ​(before 1995)​; Joan Regenbogen ​(d. 2018)​

Children

Ruth and Diane Lazarus (Mother - Udyss Lazarus)

Early Life

Military service: Allegiance United States, Branch/service U.S. Army, Rank: Cryptographer

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Charles Lazarus was the founder of Toys R Us. He originally opened the store in Washington D.C. in 1948 as a children's furniture store which eventually evolved into the largest toy store.

He opened his first store dedicated exclusively to toys in 1957 which he named Toys R Us. After serving in the military during WW2, Lazarus returned to Washington D.C. to enter the children's furniture business during the late 1940's.

Lazarus died just one day before Toys "R" Us began liquidation sales in the United States.

Famous Quotes

"Hard work is the key to success, so work diligently on any project you undertake. If you truly want to be successful, be prepared to give up your leisure time and work past 5 PM and on weekends. Also, have faith in yourself. If you come up with a new idea that you believe in, don’t allow other people to discourage you from pursuing it".