Bill Rosenberg Dunkin' Donuts By dillon_martin Jun 10, 1916 Born in Dorchester section of Boston, MA Apr 29, 1937 Married Bertha Greenburg Jan 1, 1946 Formed Industrial Luncheon Services Company Jan 1, 1948 Opened "Open Kettle" his first coffee and donut shop in Quincy, MA Mar 1, 1950 Open Kettle was renamed Dunkin' Donuts Jan 1, 1963 100 Dunkin' Donuts shops Jan 1, 1963 Handed over seat as president to his son Jan 1, 1968 300 Dunkin' Donuts shops Jan 1, 1968 Purchased Wilrose Farms Jan 1, 1976 Diagnosed with lymphoma Apr 1, 1978 Divorced Bertha Greenburg Jun 24, 1978 Marrried Ann Marie Aluisy Jan 1, 1979 1000 Dunkin' Donuts shops Mar 1, 2000 Dunkin' Donuts 50th Anniversary Jan 1, 2001 Wrote biography "Time to Make the Donuts" Sep 20, 2002 Died