Genealogy of the Bryan and Martin Families
Benjamin Green
1895 - 1978 (82 years)
Generation: 1
1. Benjamin Green was born on 21 Jun 1895 in Hungary; died on 28 Feb 1978 in Miami, Dade County, Florida, USA; was buried in 1978 in Woodlawn Park North Cemetery and Mausoleum, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Military service: Private, United States Marine Corps, Woirld War I
- Residence: 1945, Dade County, Florida, USA
Notes:
Benjamin Green was the inventor of Coppertone tanning lotion. From the website eHow.com: Developed in 1944, by Benjamin Green, a WWII airman, Coppertone was at first a sunscreen with the primary purpose to protect soldiers from the sun. As time went on and Green became a pharmacist, Coppertone's Suntan Cream was born. According to the official Coppertone website, Green was so hands on that the original mixture was created on his wife's stove and tested on his own head.
Benjamin married Kathryn V. Engelman on 5 Apr 1941 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA. Kathryn (daughter of Frank Engelman and Aggie Eva Martin) was born in cir 1909 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA; died in cir 1990 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]