Jim Thompson (designer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jim Thompson (designer)

American fashion designer

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1906

Place of Birth: Greenville, Delaware, United States

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1967

Profession: businessperson, entrepreneur, sailor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Jim Thompson (designer)

  • James Harrison Wilson Thompson (March 21, 1906 – March 26, 1967 disappeared) was an American businessman who helped revitalise the Thai silk industry in the 1950s and 1960s.
  • At the time of his disappearance he was one of the most famous Americans living in Asia.
  • Time magazine claimed he "almost singlehanded(ly) saved Thailand's vital silk industry from extinction".

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