My grandfather was a shoemaker who worked in a shoe factory.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My grandfather worked in a shoe factory - he was an Italian immigrant. My father was the first to go to college in the family.
The greatest shoemaker in England for many, many decades; he used to be the royal shoe-maker for the Queen Mother. This is where I learnt my trade.
When I came out of college, shoe companies can identify marketable people, and I think I was identified as someone who could potentially move some units and merchandise.
My father was a tailor, my mother a machinist.
My grandfather on my mother's side was a professor of mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; my other grandfather was a lawyer, and one time Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives.
I'm a grandfather now.
My father was placid and easygoing. He owned a small shoe store where I helped out on Saturdays. I think he'd have been pleased if I'd made a career of working in the shoe store. But my mother was ambitious. She encouraged us to read books, and she pushed us toward a musical education.
I've got the best shoe guy in the business.
My grandfather was a great chef.
My mother was a fashion designer, and my father was a model.