Dorothy Buffum Chandler
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Dorothy Buffum Chandler was a prominent Los Angeles civic leader and philanthropist best known for championing the arts and spearheading major cultural institutions in the city.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dorothy Buffum Chandler canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arts patron
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civic leader ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Los Angeles Philharmonic
NERFINISHED
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Los Angeles Times NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles cultural institutions ⓘ Music Center of Los Angeles County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
National Medal of Arts
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Presidential Medal of Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Dorothy Mae Buffum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf |
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
NERFINISHED
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Los Angeles Music Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles Philharmonic Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1901-05-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1997-07-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Pomona College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Chandler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
arts patronage
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civic activism ⓘ philanthropy ⓘ |
| fullName | Dorothy Mae Buffum Chandler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfCharity |
support for music
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support for opera ⓘ support for theater ⓘ |
| givenName | Dorothy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion namesake ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership in creating the Los Angeles County Music Center
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major fundraising campaigns for the arts ⓘ spearheading the construction of the Los Angeles Music Center ⓘ |
| memberOf | Chandler family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namesakeOf | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fundraising for cultural institutions
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leadership in Los Angeles civic affairs ⓘ support of the performing arts in Los Angeles ⓘ |
| occupation |
civic leader
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philanthropist ⓘ |
| parent |
Charles Abel Buffum
NERFINISHED
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Mary Alice Marshall Buffum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | La Salle, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | vice president of Times Mirror Company ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| sibling | Charles Buffum Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Norman Chandler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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