Born february 9, 1954 in milwaukee, wisconsin, christopher paul gardners childhood was marked by poverty, domestic violence, alcoholism, sexual abuse and family illiteracy. An avid philanthropist and motivational speaker, gardner is committed to many organizations particularly those related to education and was recently the recipient of the father of. That book was made into the motion picture the pursuit of happyness. Gardner born christopher paul gardner on february 9, 1954, in milwaukee, wisconsin, united states of america. Christopher gardner, the author of the pursuit of happyness 2006 and start where you are 2009, at the sharjahef 2019 source.
Chris gardner is an entrepreneur, author, philanthropist, and single parent during the early 1980s, gardner struggled with homelessness while raising his toddler son, christopher, jr. View christopher gardners profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. At the age of twenty, milwaukee native chris gardner, just out of the navy, arrived in san francisco to pursue a promising career in medicine. Us navy discharged 1974 his life is basis of the film the pursuit of happyness 2006. Gardner author of southern peach pie and a dead guy. During the early 1980s, gardner struggled with homelessness while raising a toddler son. He is best known for the perry mason series of detective stories, but he wrote numerous other novels and shorter pieces and also a series of nonfiction books, mostly narrations of his travels through baja california and other regions in mexico the bestselling american author of the 20th century at the. Chris autobiography, pursuit of happyness inspired the critically acclaimed, iconic film staring will smith.
Never giving in to despair, gardner made an astonishing transformation from being part of the citys invisible poor to being a powerful player in its financial district. He is the reallife character behind the pursuit of happyness movie, which starred will smith and his son, jaden smith in a world where suicide and anger are crowning the frustrations of people, the lifechanging story of this black man enlightens many that nothing has the. To get off the streets he became a stockbroker and later, an entrepreneur. Sep 03, 2014 his name was thomas turner, a married man who swept bettye jean off her feet either romantically or by force. After a brief stint in the food industry where she caught her hair on fire twice, lisa gardner started her career as a romantic suspense novelist, publishing her first book at the age of 20, while still in college. Gardner published his autobiography out of a desire to shed light on these universal. Fatherhood is never easy, especially with the added pressure of finding a bed to sleep in each night. Christopher gardners practice focuses on the structuring and establishment of private funds domiciled in a range of onshore and offshore jurisdictions and across a range of asset classes, with a focus on liquid and illiquid debt and credit, hedge, hybrid, real estate, buyout, listed equity, and renewable energy funds. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and. Life lessons in getting from where you are to where you want to be was published in 2009. Considered a prodigy in scientific research, he surprised everyone and himself by setting his sights on the competitive world of high finance. Gardner has acted for sponsors and investors from europe, the middle. With this, the oncehomeless father was able to found christopher gardner international holdings.
Chris gardner bio, age, wife, son, books, house, movie. Apart from the bestselling book the pursuit of happyness 2006, the author has also written. Chris gardners phone number, email, address spokeo. Chris gardner is an american investor, stockbroker, author, philanthropist, and businessman.
Chris also makes a lot of money from his books which include the pursuit of happyness. The result was me, christopher paul gardner, born in milwaukee, wisconsin, on february 9, 1954the same year, auspiciously, that school segregation was ruled in violation of the fourteenth amendment by the u. Oct 18, 2010 gardners second book, start where you are. Christopher gardner director, partner marketing cloud. His book, the pursuit of happyness 2006 became a best seller and was. Christopher paul gardner born february 9, 1954 is an american businessman and. He was ceo of his own stock financier firm, gardner rich and co, which he established in 1987, situated in chicago, illinois until he sold his offer in 2006 to establish christopher gardner international holdings.
Our offices and warehousing are located on a single site in eastbourne on the south coast of the uk. Chris gardner books list of books by author chris gardner. The result was me, christopher paul gardner, born in milwaukee, wisconsin, on february 9. Pursuit of happyness at the age of twenty, milwaukee native chris gardner, just out of the navy, arrived in san francisco to pursue a promising career in. Two hundred years of adventure and discovery around the world 1998. Gardners book of diaries, the pursuit of happyness, was distributed in may 2006. Chris gardner biography childhood, life achievements. Gardner s book of memoirs, the pursuit of happyness, was published in may 2006. That book was made into the motion picture the pursuit of happyness starring will smith. Christopher gardner is the owner and ceo of gardner rich llc with offices in new york, chicago, and san francisco. Chris also makes a lot of money from his books which include the pursuit of. Join facebook to connect with christopher paul gardner and others you may know. In his youth, his mother, bettye jean gardner, was incarcerated twice. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records.
In the mid1980s, gardner was homeless while bringing up his little child, christopher gardner jr. Feb 22, 2016 christopher paul chris gardner is an american entrepreneur, stockbroker, investor, author, motivational speaker and philanthropist whom, in the 80s, lived homeless with his son christopher jr. Christopher paul chris gardner is an american entrepreneur, investor, stockbroker, motivational speaker, author, and philanthropist who, during the early 1980s, struggled with homelessness while raising his toddler son, christopher, jr. More than a memoir of gardner s financial success, this is the story of a man who breaks his own familys cycle of men abandoning their children. The intelligent fans guide to the world of soccer, and the joy of football, and more on. Christopher paul gardner entrepreneur, inspirational speaker, and.
Vignettes by joyce, lois hunnicutt and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. His books include the simplest game, nice guys finish last and soccertalk. He is an actor, known for the waltons 1971, the little rascals 1977 and father knows. Gardner is the author of southern peach pie and a dead guy 3. The astounding yet true ragstoriches saga of a homeles. Chris gardners yearlong struggle with homelessness and fatherhood was depicted in the 2006 film the pursuit of happyness. Chris has the extraordinary ability to motivate, inspire and engage his audience. He had an older halfsister, ophelia and two other young sisters sharon and kimberly from two different unions.
Paul gardner born may 15, 1930 in ramsgate, england is an american soccer journalist and author. Chris gardner bio, age, wife, son, books, house, movie, net worth. Christopher paul gardner was advised to rethink that whole idea of. He has written more than one thousand columns for soccer america and has covered american soccer for englands world soccer magazine since 1973. Based out of a 350,000 square foot facility in southern england, our stock represents the largest range of physical english language media products in europe. Christopher paul gardner born february 9, 1954 in milwaukee, wisconsin is a selfmade millionaire, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and philanthropist who, during the early 1980s, struggled with homelessness while raising his toddler son, christopher, jr. Erle stanley gardner project gutenberg selfpublishing.
The international book of soccer archer, michael, peter arnold, christopher davis, paul gardner, martin tyler on. In 2006, gardner sold his minority stake in the firm and. Also vital to this book was dawn davis of amistad, my brilliant viii. This page was last edited on 6 october 2019, at 01. In his twenties, and halfway through his yearslong medical training, christopher paul gardner was. Lisa gardner has been writing since 1992, although her career as a thriller novelist didnt start until 1998. Instead what i was going to do with all those hours that it takes to watch a football game, i read a book a week. Youre reading entrepreneur middle east, an international franchise of entrepreneur media. Find chris gardners phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Will smith gave chris gardner, the main character and author of this book a lot of justice in the character he portrayed. See all books authored by paul gardner, including the simplest game. Below is the order of when all of lisa gardners published novels were originally released. Paul gardner books list of books by author paul gardner.
Pdf chris paul gardner the pursuit of happyness pdf kuntal. He is best known for the perry mason series of detective stories, but he wrote numerous other novels and shorter pieces and also a series of nonfiction books, mostly narrations of his travels through baja california and other regions in mexico. Conquering grave challenges to become a successful entrepreneur, gardner is an avid motivational and aspirational speaker, addressing the keys to overcoming obstacles and breaking cycles. If you love a pageturning thriller with mystery, humor, and a dash of romance, pick up and then she was gone today. He encourages us to see the good and beauty in the world as he guides us to use his life journey, as an insight into our own. Erle stanley gardner july 17, 1889 march 11, 1970 was an american lawyer and author. Jun, 2015 in the 1980s he was homeless while he tried to raise his toddler son. Chris gardner, author info, published books, bio, photo. Gardner has not published an alicia scott romance novel since 2000.
Culinary mystery boxed set anthology with two other culinary cozy authors, contains book 1 in the poppy peters series. Though best known for the perry mason series of detective stories, he wrote numerous other novels and shorter pieces, as well as a series of nonfiction books, mostly narrations of his travels through baja california and other regions in mexico the bestselling american author of the 20th century at the. He had a harrowing childhood, with an absentee father and a violently abusive stepfather, freddie triplett. How chris gardner went from sleeping rough with his young son on the floor of a public toilet to the. The pursuit of happyness by chris gardner goodreads. Chris gardner biography, net worth, son, wife, siblings. Christopher paul gardner is an american businessman and motivational speaker. Born on february 9, 1954, in milwaukee, wisconsin as christopher paul gardner to thomas turner and bettye jean gardner, chris was raised by his mother. Gardner celebrates his birthday on 9th feb of every year.
Gardners powerpacked, transformational reply is the basis of this longanticipated book. Football season is over and as i said from the very beginning, i was not going to watch a single game this year. Christopher paul gardner born february 9, 1954 is an american businessman and motivational speaker. In 2006, he sold his gardner rich stakes for several million dollars, and went on to establish the large firm, christopher gardner international holdings, with its branches in san francisco, new york, and chicago. The business was a success, with a majority of the stakes being held by chris himself. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. His name was thomas turner, a married man who swept bettye jean off her feet either romantically or by force. Christopher gardner was born on july 2, 1965 in the usa. In his twenties, and halfway through his yearslong. Christopher gardner phone, address, background info. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
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