- Born
- Died
- Height6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
- James Beard was born on May 5, 1903 in Portland, Oregon, USA. He died on January 23, 1985 in New York City, New York, USA.
- A gourmet cooking chief.
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 53-56. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.
- Pictured on one of a set of five nondemominated USA commemorative postage stamps honoring Celebrity Chefs, issued 26 September 2014. Price on day of issue was 49¢. Others honored in this set are Julia Child, Joyce Chen, Edna Lewis, and Felipe Rojas-Lombardi.
- In 1939 he launched a catering business called Hors d'Oeuvre Inc. in New York City with the Berlin cookbook author Bill Rhode.
- In 1961 he met Julia Child and helped promote her book 'Mastering The Art Of French Cooking.".
- I believe that if ever I had to practice cannibalism, I might manage if there were enough tarragon.
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