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Grover Cleveland had a daughter named Ruth who died at age 12. The company that makes the Baby Ruth candy bar claims that she was the inspiration for the name, but that is likely to be an urban legend. Check out this website for the details.
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∙ 12y agoGrover Cleveland's daughter was not named after a candy bar, but the candy bar Baby Ruth was, in fact, named after her.
She died as a baby when Grover Cleveland was president for the first time.
Thus was born, the Baby Ruth.
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∙ 13y agoThe Curtiss Candy Co., original producer of the Baby Ruth candy bar, named the candy after President Grover Cleveland's daughter Ruth.
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Where did the Babe Ruth candy bar come from?
The Baby Ruth candy bar is named after President Grover Cleveland's daughter whose name was Babe Ruth . actually it was named after the base ball player. "Babe Ruth"
The Baby Ruth candy bar was named after what presidents daughter?
Grover Cleveland had a daughter named Ruth who died at age 12. The company that makes the Baby Ruth candy bar claims that she was the inspiration for the name, but that is likely to be an urban legend.
What candy bar was named after Grover Cleveland daughter?
Ruth Cleveland , daughter of President Cleveland was claimed by the Curtiss Candy Company to be the namesake of the Baby Ruth candy bar. However, the bar came out in 1921 when Babe Ruth was making news for his baseball heroics and Baby Ruth Cleveland was dead and nearly forgotten.
What Famous kid named after a candy bar?
Baby Ruth? I think! The candy bar company insisted that babe Ruth was named after grover Cleveland daughter Ruth soo the answer to your question would be Ruth Cleveland..=]
What iconic candy bar is named after the daughter of the 22 and 24 us president?
Baby Ruth.
What candy bar was named after a world leader's daughter?
Baby Ruth. Or so the company ripping off babe Ruth claimed
Which president's daughter was named Babe Ruth?
Grover Cleveland had a daughter named Ruth who died at age 12. The company that makes the Baby Ruth candy bar claims that she was the inspiration for the name, but that is likely to be an urban legend.
What are facts about the Baby Ruth Candy Bar?
the baby Ruth bar wasnt named after the legendary baseball player babe Ruth but president Cleveland's daughter Ruth Cleveland who died 16 years before the candy was invented
Which candy bar was named after a child?
The Baby Ruth Candy Bar was named after President Grover Cleveland's daughter, Ruth Cleveland according to claims by the Curtiss Candy Company. Legend has it that the Oh Henry! Candy Bar was named for a boy who used to flirt with the girls at the Williamson Candy Company.
Although the Baby Ruth candy bar appeared in 1921 a year after Babe Ruth became a superstar the Curtiss Candy Company insists it was named for which president's infant daughter who died of diphther?
Actually, its just the opposite. President Grover Cleveland's daghter's name was Babe Ruth Cleveland. The Baby Ruth candybar was named after the President's daughter. Not the baseball player.
What candy is a famous slugger?
Baby Ruth, named after Babe Ruth.
What candy was named after a President's daughter?
The Baby Ruth dossier presents all sides of the story. According to the National Confectioner's Association, the candy bar was named for Grover Cleveland's baby daughter, Ruth -- although she died in 1904, and the candy was not manufactured until 1920, by the Curtiss Candy Company in Chicago. Another source, quoted in Tom Burnham's 1980 book, More Misinformation, suggests that the chocolate, caramel, nougat, and peanut log was first named for the granddaughter of the president of the Williamson Candy Company, where the recipe originated.Curtiss Candy gave away thousands of Baby Ruths in promotions and priced the product at five cents, half the going rate. In 1921, when children began sending their candy wrappers to ballplayer Babe Ruth for him to autograph, the Yankee slugger demanded royalties for use of his name on the best-selling product. But the business of sports endorsements was in its infancy, and the courts turned him down.Source:http://ask.yahoo.com/19990913.html
