page_title: Henry Dreyfuss
section_title: Death
hierarchical_section_title: Henry Dreyfuss / Later life / Death
context_page_description: Henry Dreyfuss was an industrial design pioneer. Dreyfuss is known for designing some of the most iconic devices found in American homes and offices throughout the twentieth century, including the Western Electric Model 500 telephone, the Westclox Big Ben alarm clock, and the Honeywell round thermostat. Dreyfuss enjoyed long term associations with several name brand companies such as John Deere, Polaroid, and American Airlines.
context_section_description: On October 5, 1972, Dreyfuss and his terminally-ill wife and business partner Doris Marks Dreyfuss committed suicide by running their car in the garage of their South Pasadena, California home. Dreyfuss was survived by a son and two daughters.
caption: One of the NYC Hudsons given a streamlined casing of Henry Dreyfuss' design to haul the 20th Century Limited
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