Clarence Leonidas Fender (August 10, 1909 – March 21, 1991) was an American inventor and founder of the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.

Leo Fender (born August 10, 1909, Anaheim, California, U.S.—died March 21, 1991, Fullerton, California) was an American inventor and manufacturer of electronic musical instruments. …

Mar 22, 1991 · FULLERTON — Clarence Leo Fender, the electric-guitar pioneer whose renowed Stratocasters have been played by such rock ‘n’ roll legends as Buddy Holly, Eric Clapton and …

Mar 23, 1991 · Clarence Leo Fender, whose mass-produced electric guitars revolutionized the world's popular music, died on Thursday in Fullerton, Calif. He was 82 years old.

On a rainy March day in 1991, Leo Fender completed his final guitar prototype. Hours later, the man who had revolutionized popular music with the Telecaster and Stratocaster was dead, …

Born Clarence Leo Fender, August 10, 1909, in Buena Park, CA; died after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's Disease, March 21, 1991, in Fullerton, CA; married in 1934; attended junior college.

Nov 14, 2022 · Later that evening, Leo died on that couch. George said, ‘It was like he knew he was going to pass away, and he just wanted to go back to his factory and die in his office.’”