David Sarnoff

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David Sarnoff was a pioneering American radio and television executive who led RCA and helped shape the development and commercialization of broadcast media in the 20th century.

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David Sarnoff canonical 15
Robert W. Sarnoff 1
Sarnoff 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf business executive
human
media executive
radio pioneer
television pioneer
awardReceived Légion d'honneur
surface form: French Legion of Honour

Legion of Merit
Medal for Merit
causeOfDeath urothelial carcinoma
child Robert W. Sarnoff
citizenship United States of America
countryOfBirth Russian Empire
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1891-02-27
dateOfDeath 1971-12-12
employer American Marconi Company
Radio Corporation of America
ethnicGroup Jewish
familyName David Sarnoff self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sarnoff
fieldOfWork broadcasting
radio
television
fullName David Sarnoff self-link
givenName David
knownFor leadership of RCA
promoting nationwide radio networks
promoting nationwide television networks
languageSpoken English
Russian
Yiddish
militaryBranch Army Reserve
surface form: United States Army Reserve
militaryRank Brigadier general
nickname The General
notableWork creation and expansion of the NBC radio network
creation and expansion of the NBC television network
development of commercial radio broadcasting in the United States
development of commercial television broadcasting in the United States
numberOfChildren 3
occupation business executive
entrepreneur
radio executive
television executive
participantIn World War II
placeOfBirth Uzlyany, Russian Empire
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
positionHeld chairman of RCA
general manager of RCA
president of RCA
religion Judaism
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Lizette Hermant

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RCA notableExecutive David Sarnoff
Radio Corporation of America keyPerson David Sarnoff
this entity surface form: Robert W. Sarnoff
Kensico Cemetery hasNotableBurial David Sarnoff
David Sarnoff fullName David Sarnoff self-link
David Sarnoff familyName David Sarnoff self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sarnoff
The General name David Sarnoff
Robert W. Sarnoff parent David Sarnoff
Robert W. Sarnoff relative David Sarnoff
Lizette Hermant spouse David Sarnoff
Lizette Hermant partnerOf David Sarnoff
NBC Radio foundedBy David Sarnoff
NBC Radio notablePerson David Sarnoff
NBC Symphony Orchestra (historical) foundedBy David Sarnoff
subject surface form: NBC Symphony Orchestra
IEEE David Sarnoff Award namedAfter David Sarnoff
Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, New York, United States burialPlaceOf David Sarnoff
subject surface form: Kensico Cemetery