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Detailed explanation-1: -Joyce C. Hall, founder of Hallmark Cards, Inc., overcame poverty and a lack of a formal education to become the architect of an industry and live the American dream. Born Aug. 29, 1891, in tiny David City, Neb., Hall was the youngest son of George Nelson Hall and Nancy Dudley Houston Hall.

Detailed explanation-2: -Donald Joyce Hall (born July 9, 1928) is an American billionaire businessman, and the chairman and majority shareholder of Hallmark Cards, the world’s largest greeting card manufacturer and one of the world’s largest privately held companies. Hallmark’s headquarters is in Kansas City, Missouri.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hall, in full Joyce Clyde Hall, (born August 29, 1891, David City, Nebraska, U.S.-died October 29, 1982, Leawood, Kansas), American businessman, cofounder and chief executive (1910–66) of Hallmark Cards, Inc., the largest greeting-card manufacturer in the world. Founder: Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Detailed explanation-4: -On January 10, 1910, a teenager from Nebraska stepped off a train in Kansas City, Mo., with little more than big dreams and two shoeboxes of picture postcards. From those inauspicious beginnings an iconic brand was born. More than 100 years and billions of well-wishes later, Hallmark Cards, Inc.