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".