Charles Darrow

American board game designer (1889-1967)

Charles Darrow (10 August 1889 — 28 August 1967) was one of the founders of Monopoly.

Charles Darrow
Born
Charles Brace Darrow

(1889-08-10)August 10, 1889
DiedAugust 28, 1967(1967-08-28) (aged 78)

Life change

In the 1930s, Charles met Lizzie Maggie, founder of The Landlord’s Game, they played a game of that, and so that Charles Darrow became one of the founders of Monopoly.

In 1935, He sold Monopoly to Parker Brothers.

Darrow died on 28 August 1967, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania at the age of 78.