Dorothy Schiff

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Dorothy Schiff was an American newspaper proprietor best known as the longtime owner and publisher of the New York Post in the mid-20th century.

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instanceOf human
media proprietor
newspaper publisher
causeOfDeath natural causes
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1903-03-11
dateOfDeath 1989-08-30
dateSold 1976
educatedAt Bryanston School for Girls NERFINISHED
employer New York Post NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup German-Jewish American
familyName Schiff NERFINISHED
father Mortimer L. Schiff NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork newspaper publishing
genreOfWork journalism
givenName Dorothy NERFINISHED
grandfather Jacob H. Schiff NERFINISHED
hasRelative John M. Schiff NERFINISHED
Nina Schiff NERFINISHED
knownFor mid-20th century leadership of the New York Post
languageSpoken English
livedDuring 20th century
memberOf Schiff family NERFINISHED
notableFor being the first female newspaper publisher in New York City
transforming the New York Post into a liberal tabloid
notableWork New York Post NERFINISHED
occupation newspaper proprietor
publisher
owned New York Post NERFINISHED
ownedFrom New York Post, 1939
ownedUntil New York Post, 1976
placeOfBirth New York City
placeOfDeath New York City
politicalAlignment liberal
positionHeld owner of the New York Post
publisher of the New York Post
religion Judaism
residence New York City
sexOrGender female
socialClass upper class
sold New York Post NERFINISHED
soldTo Rupert Murdoch NERFINISHED
spouse George Backer NERFINISHED
Lundin W. Smith NERFINISHED
Richard W. Childs NERFINISHED
Ted Thackrey NERFINISHED
workLocation Manhattan NERFINISHED

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Schiff hasNotableBearer Dorothy Schiff