Walter Annenberg
Diplomat, Politician
1908 – 2002
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Who was Walter Annenberg?
Walter Hubert Annenberg was an American publisher, philanthropist, and diplomat. He built up his family’s magazine business with great success, extending it into radio and TV. At his grand estate near Palm Springs, California, he entertained royalty, presidents and many other celebrities. He was United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom 1969-74. A keen philanthropist, he was a trustee of the Eisenhower Fellowships, and is believed to have donated $2 billion to educational establishments and art galleries.
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- Born
- Mar 13, 1908
Milwaukee - Also known as
- Walter Hubert Annenberg
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Leonore Annenberg
(1951 - 2002/10/01) - Veronica Dunkelman
(1938 - 1950)
- Leonore Annenberg
- Children
- Religion
- Judaism
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania
- Peddie School
- Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
- Lived in
- Wynnewood
- Long Island
(1920 - ) - Rancho Mirage
- Died
- Oct 1, 2002
Wynnewood
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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