Ty Warner

H. Ty Warner (born September 3, 1944) is an American billionaire toy manufacturer, businessman, and convicted felon. He is the CEO, sole owner and founder of Ty Inc. which manufactures and distributes stuffed toys, including Beanie Babies and other lines. He is also the owner of Four Seasons Hotel New York, which he bought with profits earned selling Beanie Babies during a fad in the late 1990s. In 2020, he was No. 359 on the Forbes 400 list of the richest people in America, with a net worth of US$2.3 billion.[1]

Family

• Father: Harold "Hal" Warner, a jeweler and toy salesman.[2]
• Mother: Georgia Warner, a pianist.
• much younger sister, Joyce.[2]
• Never married, no children
• Two of Warner's long-term girlfriends (Patricia Roche and Faith McGowan) were closely involved in the operations of Ty, Inc. during the development and success of Beanie Babies.[24]

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References

1. H Ty Warner in the 1950 United States Federal Census < AncestrySharing >
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ty_Warner#Philanthropy
   1. "The Forbes 400 2020: The Richest People in America". www.forbes.com. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
   2. Smith, Bryan (May 2014). "Behind the Beanie Babies: The Secret Life of Ty Warner". Chicago Magazine. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
   3. "H. Ty Warner & Ty Inc". tycollector.com. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
   4. Bissonnette, Zac (March 2015). "The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute. Penguin Books. pp. 107–121. ISBN 978-1591846024. < Archive.Org > borrowable for 1 hour.
   5. p. 18. “The plush business is for people who aren’t nice enough for the Garment District.”
3. https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-ty-warner/129182...
4. The Beanie Bubble is a 2023 American comedy-drama film directed by Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash and written by Gore. It is based on the 2015 book The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute by Zac Bissonnette about the Beanie Babies bubble. The film stars Zach Galifianakis, Elizabeth Banks, Sarah Snook, and Geraldine Viswanathan.
5. “History vs. Hollywood: The Beanie Bubble” (2023) < link >