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Leo Fender

Birth Name:

Clarence Leonidas Fender

Birth Date:

August 10, 1909

Birth Place:

Anaheim, California

Death Date:

March 21, 1991

Place of Death:

2212 Revere Avenue, Fullerton, California

Age:

81

Cause of Death:

Cumulative affects of Parkinson's disease

Cemetery Name:

Fairhaven Memorial Park

Claim to Fame:

Music

Keith Richard's once said "thank God for Leo Fender". For it was Leo Fender, with $600 in his pocket, started the Fender Radio Service company during World War II which eventually led to a lifetime obsession with creating and building the best guitars and amplifiers the world over. His guitars and electronics continue to this day with Bob Dylan, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and thousands of other recording artists.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Fairhaven Memorial Park

1702 Fairhaven Avenue

Santa Ana, California, 92705

USA

North America

Map:

Grave Location:

Lawn Section J

Grave Location Description

Leo Fender’s flat, modest monument can be found 11 rows up and 18 space south from the northeast corner of Lawn Section J.

Grave Location GPS

33.770114, -117.840817

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Read More About Leo Fender:

Videos Featuring Leo Fender:

A Guitar Story 🎸 Leo Fender

Why Leo Fender left Fender, Music Man, And G&L

Dick Dale talks about Leo Fender and guitars

The Fender Story

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