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 Harry F. Guggenheim

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Harry F. Guggenheim Famous memorial

Birth
Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
Death
22 Jan 1971 (aged 80)
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.6882900, Longitude: -73.8613800
Memorial ID
6818718 View Source

Businessman, Newspaper magnate. In 1941, Guggenheim co-founded the "Newsday" newspaper with his wife Alicia Patterson Guggenheim in Long Island, New York. The newspaper grew into the largest suburban daily newspaper in the nation. In 1963 his wife Alicia died after a lengthy illness, at this time, Guggenheim took full custody of the newspaper. In 1970 Guggenheim sold the "Newsday" newspaper to the Times Mirror Company in Los Angeles, California.

Businessman, Newspaper magnate. In 1941, Guggenheim co-founded the "Newsday" newspaper with his wife Alicia Patterson Guggenheim in Long Island, New York. The newspaper grew into the largest suburban daily newspaper in the nation. In 1963 his wife Alicia died after a lengthy illness, at this time, Guggenheim took full custody of the newspaper. In 1970 Guggenheim sold the "Newsday" newspaper to the Times Mirror Company in Los Angeles, California.


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: 3 Oct 2002
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 6818718
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6818718/harry-f-guggenheim: accessed ), memorial page for Harry F. Guggenheim (23 Aug 1890–22 Jan 1971), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6818718, citing Salem Fields Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.