Please answer the following question: Facts: - death place: maui , hawaii usa - death date: february 19 , 2008 - birth date: march 9 , 1925 - name: eugene freedman - image size: 150 - birth place: philadelphia , pennsylvania usa - occupation: businessman -lrb- entrepreneur -rrb- Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of eugene freedman .
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eugene freedman -lrb- march 9 , 1925 -- february 19 , 2008 -rrb- -lrb- a.k.a. gene freedman , gene-san -rrb- was an entrepreneur and philanthropist .he is widely known as the founder of the enesco corporation , the worldwide distributor for precious moments porcelain figurines between 1997 and 2005 .