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Joan Beverly Kroc (née Mansfield, previously Smith; August 27, 1928 – October 12, 2003), also known as Joni, was an American philanthropist and third wife of McDonald's CEO Ray Kroc.
- Joan Beverly Mansfield, August 27, 1928, West St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Feb 14, 2017 · When Ray Kroc met Joan Beverly Smith in a Minnesota piano bar one night in 1957, he was instantly smitten. No matter that he was 25 years her senior, or that they were both married to other people, or that he was still hustling franchises for a fast-food hamburger stand owned by two other guys.
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Dec 22, 2016 · A new film, The Founder, starring Michael Keaton as McDonald’s founding chairman Ray Kroc, is about to serve up a dollop of American nostalgia. It’s a notable moment, given McDonald’s notorious...
Dec 5, 2016 · Joan Mansfield met Ray Kroc while playing the organ in a swanky St. Paul restaurant. Their relationship turned her into one of America's most influential philanthropists.
- MPR News Staff
Joan was, indeed, married to a man named Rollie Smith when she collided with Kroc in 1957 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Rollie didn’t own a restaurant; he was a Navy veteran working as a fireman on the Milwaukee Road railroad.
Mar 13, 2004 · On a spring day two years ago, when making surprise gifts of staggering sums was still pure fun for the Big Mac billionaire — before she felt the deadline pressure of terminal cancer — Joan Kroc stood briefly before a crowd of Salvation Army officers and San Diego dignitaries.
Feb 22, 2017 · The third wife of McDonald’s co-founder Ray Kroc inherited nearly $500 million when the burger magnate died in 1984, and willed around $3 billion upon her own passing in 2003. Along the way,...
