William S. Paley
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William S. Paley was an American broadcasting executive who built CBS into one of the dominant radio and television networks in the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
broadcasting executive
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business executive ⓘ human ⓘ media proprietor ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
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surface form:
Chevalier of the Legion of Honour
|
| burialPlace | Beth El Cemetery, Paramus, New Jersey, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | kidney failure ⓘ |
| child |
Hilary Paley
ⓘ
Jeffrey Paley ⓘ Kate Paley ⓘ William C. Paley ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1901-09-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1990-10-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| employer |
CBS
ⓘ
CBS ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia Broadcasting System
|
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Paley ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
broadcasting
ⓘ
mass media ⓘ |
| founded |
The Paley Center for Media
ⓘ
surface form:
Museum of Broadcasting
The Paley Center for Media ⓘ
surface form:
Museum of Television & Radio
|
| fullName | William Samuel Paley ⓘ |
| genre | commercial broadcasting management ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Council on Foreign Relations
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Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ
surface form:
Metropolitan Museum of Art board of trustees
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| notableFor |
building CBS into a major American radio network
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expanding CBS into a leading U.S. television network ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of CBS radio network
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development of CBS television network ⓘ |
| occupation |
broadcasting executive
ⓘ
businessperson ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| parent |
Goldie Paley
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Samuel Paley ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
|
| positionHeld |
chairman of CBS
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president of CBS ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Babe Paley
ⓘ
Barbara Cushing Mortimer ⓘ Dorothy Hart Hearst ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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