William S. Paley

William Samuel Paley (September 28, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois - October 26, 1990 in New York City, New York) was a Jewish-American executive who built CBS from a small radio network to the dominant television network in America.

Trivia

The Museum of Television & Radio hosts an annual panel series, with casts and crews from new series, that is named after Paley.

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Married socialite and fashion icon Barbara "Babe" Cushing on July 28, 1947. His first wife was the former wife of William Randolph Hearst, Jr.

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July 28 - 1947

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Graduated from the University of Pennsylvania.

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Paley was a notorious ladies' man. His first marriage ended when a newspaper published the suicide note written to Paley by a girlfriend. He provided former lover Louise Brooks a stipend for the rest of her life.

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Suicide - Louise Brooks

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