Lorraine Williams
Lorraine Dille Williams is an American businesswoman who was in charge of the gaming company TSR, Inc. from 1986 to 1997. Williams was hired as TSR's manager by company co-founder Gary Gygax in 1984. She gained control of TSR the following year when the Blume brothers sold her their controlling shares of the company. For several years after that, TSR was a gaming industry leader. In 1996, an unexpectedly high cost of returned (unsold) fiction books and an unsuccessful and expensive foray into the collectible card game market caused a cash flow squeeze, and Williams was forced to sell TSR to Wizards of the Coast in 1997.
Williams inherited the rights to Buck Rogers and a large collection of Buck Rogers memorabilia. She later sold the memorabilia at auction.
Read more about Lorraine Williams: Early Life, Brought Into TSR By Gary Gygax, In Control of TSR, The Downfall of TSR, Auction of Buck Rogers Collection
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