Luckily, Fisher was good friends with Fred Roos, the casting legend behind The Godfather 's line-up. Roos was working informally with Lucas and kept pressuring him to see Fisher.

FedEx founder Fred Smith, who turned a small delivery company into a global shipping giant, died on Saturday, the company said.

Fred Smith, the FedEx Corp. founder who revolutionized the express delivery industry, has died, the company said. He was 80.

FedEx founder Fred Smith, whose express shipping company set the standard for absolutely, positively overnight delivery, has died.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC /Gray News) - Fred Smith, the founder and executive chairman of FedEx, died at 80 years old. Smith died Saturday evening after reportedly suffering a heart attack. He launched ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Fred Smith, founder and executive chairman of FedEx Corporation, has died. Smith died on Saturday, sources confirmed to WREG. He was 80 years old. Smith was born in Marks, Mi… ...

Memphis is mourning the loss of FedEx founder Fred Smith, who died at age 80. Memphis leaders and officials praised Smith's contributions to the city and global commerce. Smith's innovative vision ...

Fred Smith, the founder of the FedEx Corporation, which revolutionized express delivery, and father of the Steelers' offensive coordinator, has died at 80, according to Memphis Mayor Paul Young.

FedEx founder Fred Smith, a Marine Corps veteran who revolutionized package delivery, dies at 80 FedEx started operating in 1973, delivering small parcels and documents more quickly than the ...

FedEx founder Fred Smith, a Marine Corps veteran who revolutionized package delivery, dies at 80 Fred Smith, the FedEx Corp. founder who revolutionized the express delivery industry, has died, the ...