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American businessperson and food writer (–)

Charles Edward Williams (October 2, – December 5, ) was the American founder of Williams Sonoma and author and editor of more than books on the subject of cooking.

Williams is credited for playing a major role in introducing French cookware into American kitchens through his retail and mail-order business.^[1] He became a centenarian in October and died two months later on December 5, , in San Francisco, California.^[2][3]

Early life

Born in in Jacksonville, Florida, Williams learned to cook from his maternal grandmother, who had owned a restaurant in Lima, Ohio.

When the Great Depression hit, his father's auto repair business failed, and the family moved to southern California.

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His father fared no better there and soon abandoned his wife, son, and daughter. Eventually, Williams found work on a date farm near Palm Springs, Sniff's Date Gardens in Indio. The couple who owned it,