Marjorie Dennison Hall Brown (born April 20, 1911, died November 23, 2000 in
Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota () is a city in Sarasota County on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The area is renowned for its cultural and environmental amenities, beaches, resorts, and the Sarasota School of Architecture. The city is located in the sou ...
) was the owner of the
Boston Celtics following the death of her husband
Walter A. Brown
Walter Augustine Brown (February 10, 1905 – September 7, 1964) was the founder and original owner of the Boston Celtics, as well as an important figure in the development of ice hockey in the United States.
Life
He was born in Hopkinton, Ma ...
.
After the death of Walter A. Brown, the Celtics' ownership was split 50/50 between minority owner
Louis Pieri Louis Arthur Raymond Pieri (February 23, 1897 – June 16, 1967) was an American basketball and ice hockey executive and coach.
Ice hockey
In 1929 he was named general manager of the Providence Reds. The team became a charter member of the American ...
and Brown's widow Marjorie Brown. Brown and Pieri sold their interest in the Celtics on June 24, 1965 to the Ruppert Knickerbocker Brewing Company, a subsidiary of
Marvin Kratter
Marvin Kratter (born November 9, 1915, in Brooklyn, died October 24, 1999, in Encinitas, California) was a New York-based real estate developer who was the head of the Kratter Corporation, National Equities, Countrywide Realty, Knickerbocker Brewe ...
's National Equities.
References
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1911 births
2000 deaths
Boston Celtics owners