# Betty James

> Betty M. James was an American businessperson who came up with the name for the Slinky her husband Richard T. James invented. She ran James Industries, the firm that manufactured the toy, by herself starting in 1960 after her husband left the firm and the family.

*American businesswoman (1918-2008)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/betty-james

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Business Professional
- **Category:** Business Professionals
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1918-02-13
- **Died:** 2008-11-20
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Betty M. James was an American businessperson who came up with the name for the Slinky her husband Richard T. James invented. She ran James Industries, the firm that manufactured the toy, by herself starting in 1960 after her husband left the firm and the family.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 40.3
- **Momentum:** 0.1

## Sources
- [Betty James](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_James)
- [بيتي جيمس](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%8A_%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%B3)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4898848)

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