William S. Paley
Businessperson, Organization founder
1901 – 1990
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Who was William S. Paley?
William S. Paley was the chief executive who built Columbia Broadcasting System from a small radio network into one of the foremost radio and television network operations in the United States.
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- Born
- Sep 28, 1901
Chicago - Also known as
- William Paley
- Parents
- Spouses
- Babe Paley
(1947 - 1978/07/06) - Dorothy Hart Hearst
(1932/05/12 - 1947/07/24)
- Babe Paley
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania
- Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
- Western Military Academy
- Lived in
- New York City
- Died
- Oct 26, 1990
New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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