Clara (Swerdlove) Peller (1902 - 1987)

Born 4 Aug 1902 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Died 11 Aug 1987 at age 85 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Clara (Swerdlove) Peller is Notable.

Clara Peller was an American character actress who, at the age of 81, starred in the 1984 "Where's the beef?" advertising campaign for the Wendy's fast food restaurant chain.

Clara was born 4 Aug 1902, at Chicago, Illinois. She was the daughter of Wolf Swerdlove and Yudis Tilkin.

In 1925, she married William "Bill" Peller and had two children. The couple eventually divorced.

In 1984, the 82-year-old retired Chicago manicurist was selected to star in a popular series of television commercials for Wendy's Hamburgers; she would shout "Where's the Beef" when presented with the tiny and shriveled burgers of Wendy's competitors. The catch phrase was an instant sensation, appearing everywhere - on merchandise and even in a speech by presidential candidate Walter Mondale.

Mrs. Peller was eventually fired for appearing in a commercial for spaghetti sauce in which she claimed to have "found the beef."

She died 11 Aug 1987, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.^[1][2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9K-FL2D : 17 March 2020), Clara Peller, 11 Aug 1987; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
2. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3S6-LZ8 : 21 August 2020), Clara Peller, Aug 1987; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

See also:

• Wikipedia contributors, "Clara Peller," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clara_Peller&oldid=969782458 (accessed November 13, 2020).