Age, Biography and Wiki
Birth Day | May 17, 1864 |
Birth Place | New Hampshire |
Age | 155 YEARS OLD |
Birth Sign | Taurus |
Net worth: $2 Million (2024)
About
Los Angeles newspaperman who amassed one of the largest real estate holdings in the U.S.
Before Fame
He was working as a delivery boy for Harrison Gray Otis, the publisher of The Los Angeles Times, when Otis hired him to manage the paper.
Trivia
He founded or helped found many of Los Angeles' landmarks, including the Hollywood Bowl, the California Institute of Technology or Caltech, and the Coliseum to which he also brought the 1923 Olympics.
Family Life
His oldest son Norman took over running The Times after his death and turned it into a nationally respected publication.
Associated With
His grandson Otis Chandler continued to run The Los Angeles Times and invest in the city's cultural institutions.