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Rupert Murdoch | |
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Murdoch in December 2012 | |
Born | Keith Rupert Murdoch (1931-03-11) 11 March 1931 (age 93) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Citizenship | Australian (1931–1985) American (naturalized 1985) |
Alma mater | Worcester College, Oxford (BA) |
Known for | Chairman and CEO of News Corporation (1979–2013) Executive Chairman of News Corp (2013–present) Chairman and CEO of 21st Century Fox (2013–2015) Executive Co-Chairman of 21st Century Fox (2015–present) Chairman and Acting CEO of Fox News (2016–present) |
Political party | Republican |
Board member of | News Corp 21st Century Fox |
Spouse(s) |
Patricia Booker (m. 1956; div. 1967) Anna Torv (m. 1967; div. 1999) Wendi Deng (m. 1999; div. 2013) Jerry Hall (m. 2016) |
Children | 6, including Prudence, Elisabeth, Lachlan, and James |
Relatives | Keith Murdoch (father) Elisabeth Joy (mother) Ivon Murdoch (uncle) Patrick Murdoch (grandfather) Walter Murdoch (great-uncle) Sarah O'Hare (daughter-in-law) |
Awards | Companion of the Order of Australia (1984) |
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Keith Rupert Murdoch, is a pleb. Enjoy your legacy
- "Honours". Government of Australia. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
AC AD84. For service to the media, particularly the newspaper publishing industry
- "Rupert Murdoch profile". Forbes. Retrieved 23 February 2017.