Samuel Glazer

[2] Through their firm, Glazer and Marotta hired the engineers, Edmund Abel and Erwin Schulze of Westinghouse, whose research produced the first Mr. Coffee machines.

[2] He delivered the newspapers for the Cleveland Plain Dealer from the age of 7 until he was 18 years old, when the paper offered him a position as a district manager.

[2] Following World War II, Glazer teamed with Vincent Marotta Sr., whom he had known since both were students at Shaker Heights High School,[3] to embark on numerous business ventures spanning more than sixty years.

[1] The partners hired away two engineers from Westinghouse, Edmund Abel and Erwin Schulze, to develop a consumer coffee maker that could fit in any kitchen.

[2] Glazer developed a habit of sending Mr. Coffee coffeemakers to friends, who included notable figures in entertainment and business.

According to Glazer's wife, Jeanne, he sent so many coffeemakers to Carson that the late night television host told him, "Please, Sam, no more coffee machines!

[2] Glazer wintered in Florida for twenty-five years, where he owned a home in Pelican Bay,[5] an exclusive community developed by Westinghouse.