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Rupert Murdoch Biography (1931-)

Full name, Keith Rupert Murdoch; born March 11, 1931, in Melbourne, Victoria,Australia; immigrated to the United States, 1974, naturalized citizen, 1985;son of Sir Keith (a journalist and newspaper owner) and Dame Elisabeth Joy (a welfare activist; maiden name, Greene) Murdoch; married second wife, Anna Maria Tory, April 28, 1967 (divorced, 1999); married Wendi Deng, June 25, 1999; children: (first marriage) Prudence; (second marriage) Elisabeth, James, Lachlan; (third marriage) Grace Helen. Addresses: Office: News Corp. Ltd., 2 Holt St., Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales 2010, Australia; c/o NewsAmerica, Inc., 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Publisher, chief executive officer

Birth Details

March 11, 1931

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Specials
• Bullish on America, PBS, 1993
• Barbara Walters Presents "The 10 Most Fascinating People of 1994,"ABC, 1994
• Gateway to the Future, 1996
• Dame Edna, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
• Episodic
• Voice of himself, "Sunday, Cruddy, Sunday," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1999
• Film Work
• Presenter, Gallipoli, 1981

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Business Leader Profiles for Students, Gale Research, 1999
• Encyclopedia of World Biography, Gale Research, 1998
• Chenoweth, Neil, Rupert Murdoch: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Media Wizard, Crown Publishers, 2002

Periodicals

• AdAgeGlobal, January, 2002, p. 6
• Economist, September 12, 1998, p. 20
• Fortune, October 26, 1998, p. 92
• New Statesman, August 6, 2001, p. 8
• Newsweek, July 12, 1999, p. 36
• Time, May 4, 1998, p. 87
• Variety, February 2, 1998, pp. 17-19; June 28, 1999, p. 4