Leonard Thompson (9 September 1902 – 1 February 1976) was a British businessman who was the managing director and owner of Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
[1] Both Leonard and his wife decided to return to Blackpool to try to keep the Pleasure Beach running, and maintain Bean's dream.
Leonard's years of the running the Pleasure Beach saw many famous attractions opened, including the Grand National, Fun House and Ice Drome.
[1] In 1948, tragedy struck the Thompson family when Leonard and Doris' elder daughter, Mary Louise, was on her way to study in America before taking up a place at Oxford University.
As her plane came into land at Shannon Airport in dense fog, it hit a wall and burst into flames.