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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Dorothy Schiff canonical 2

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Predicate Object
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 ⓘ
linked to: Bryanston School
employer New York Post ⓘ
ethnicGroup German-Jewish American ⓘ
familyName Schiff ⓘ
father Mortimer L. Schiff ⓘ
fieldOfWork newspaper publishing ⓘ
genreOfWork journalism ⓘ
givenName Dorothy ⓘ
grandfather Jacob H. Schiff ⓘ
hasRelative John M. Schiff ⓘ
Nina Schiff ⓘ
knownFor mid-20th century leadership of the New York Post ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
livedDuring 20th century ⓘ
memberOf Schiff family ⓘ
notableFor being the first female newspaper publisher in New York City ⓘ
transforming the New York Post into a liberal tabloid ⓘ
notableWork New York Post ⓘ
occupation newspaper proprietor ⓘ
publisher ⓘ
owned New York Post ⓘ
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 ⓘ
soldTo Rupert Murdoch ⓘ
spouse George Backer ⓘ
Lundin W. Smith ⓘ
Richard W. Childs ⓘ
Ted Thackrey ⓘ
workLocation Manhattan ⓘ

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Schiff → hasNotableBearer → Dorothy Schiff ⓘ