Dale Carnegie facts for kids
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Dale Carnegie
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| Born | Dale Harbison Carnagey November 24, 1888 Maryville, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | November 1, 1955 (aged 66) Forest Hills, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Belton, Missouri |
| Occupation | Writer, lecturer |
| Notable works | How to Win Friends and Influence People How to Stop Worrying and Start Living |
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Lolita Baucaire
(m. 1927; div. 1931)Dorothy Price Vanderpool
(m. 1944) |
| Children | 2 Daughters |
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Dale Carnegie (born Dale Carnagey, November 24, 1888 – November 1, 1955) was an American writer and teacher. He created popular courses that helped people improve themselves. These courses taught skills like public speaking, how to sell things, and how to get along better with others.
Carnegie grew up poor on a farm in Missouri. He wrote a very famous book called How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936). This book became a bestseller and is still popular today. He also wrote How to Stop Worrying and Start Living (1948) and other books. A main idea in his books is that you can change how others act by changing how you act towards them.
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About Dale Carnegie
Early Life and Education
Dale Carnegie was born on November 24, 1888, on a farm near Maryville, Missouri. His parents were farmers. He grew up in a small farming community and went to one-room schools.
When he was 16, his family moved to a farm in Warrensburg, Missouri. Dale loved speaking in public and joined his school's debate team. He often woke up very early to help with farm chores before school. He finished high school in 1906.
After high school, he went to State Teacher's College in Warrensburg. He graduated from there in 1908.
First Jobs and New York
After college, Dale Carnegie's first job was selling courses to ranchers. Then, he sold bacon, soap, and lard for a company called Armour & Company. He was so good at selling that his sales area in Nebraska became the best in the country.
In 1911, Dale saved $500 and quit his sales job. He wanted to become a lecturer, which is someone who gives talks to groups of people. He tried acting in New York City but didn't find much success.
He then lived at the YMCA in New York. There, he got the idea to teach public speaking. He convinced the YMCA manager to let him teach a class. He would get 80% of the money the class made.
The Dale Carnegie Course
In his first class, Dale ran out of things to say. So, he asked his students to talk about "something that made them angry." He found that this helped people feel less scared to speak in front of others. This was the start of the Dale Carnegie Course in 1912.
Dale Carnegie realized that many Americans wanted to feel more confident. By 1914, he was earning a lot of money each week from his courses.
During World War I, he served in the U.S. Army.
Becoming Famous
By 1916, Dale Carnegie gave a sold-out lecture at Carnegie Hall, a famous concert venue. In 1919, he changed the spelling of his last name from "Carnagey" to "Carnegie." He did this to honor the rich businessman Andrew Carnegie, and also because it was easier to remember.
His first collection of writings was published in 1926. It was called Public Speaking: a Practical Course for Business Men.
In 1936, his most famous book, How to Win Friends and Influence People, was published. It quickly became a bestseller. By the time Dale Carnegie passed away, the book had sold five million copies in 31 different languages. Also, 450,000 people had completed his Dale Carnegie Institute courses.
Family Life
Dale Carnegie was married twice. His first marriage ended in 1931.
On November 5, 1944, he married Dorothy Price Vanderpool. She used to be his secretary. Dorothy had a daughter from her first marriage, named Rosemary. Dale and Dorothy also had a daughter together, named Donna Dale. After Dale's death, Dorothy continued to run his company.
Dale Carnegie passed away on November 1, 1955, in New York. He was buried in Belton, Missouri.
Books by Dale Carnegie
Here are some of Dale Carnegie's well-known books:
- 1926: Public Speaking: a Practical Course for Business Men (This book had different names in later versions, like Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business and How to Develop Self-Confidence and Influence People by Public Speaking).
- 1932: Lincoln the Unknown
- 1936: How to Win Friends and Influence People
- 1948: How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
See also
In Spanish: Dale Carnegie para niños
- Carnegie (disambiguation)
- Chautauqua
- Self-help
