Earle Swensen
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Swensen was born in San Francisco and grew up in the city.[3] During World War II, he served in the South Pacific, and during that time, learned how to make ice cream.[3] In 1948, He founded Swensen's ice cream near Russian Hill, San Francisco.[4] The first store was known as See Us Freeze Ice Cream.[5] In 1965, Swensen moved to Novato, California and developed 150 ice cream flavors.[6]