Death Summary: Robbins died at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California. His daughter had stated that he had been ill for quite some time.

Who was Irv Robbins : Irv Robbins was the co-founder of Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlor with his partner and brother-in-law Burt Baskin.

The duo sold Baskin-Robbins to United Fruit Company for an estimated $12 million in 1967. Robbins stayed on for 11 more years and retired from the ice cream game in 1978.

Today Baskin-Robbins is the worlds largest ice cream chain, with more than 5,500 locations worldwide.

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