William E. Forbes (May 30, 1906 – August 14, 1999)WILLIAM FORBES (1906-1999), Social Security Death Index
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and owner of the Southern California Music Co. His tenure as regent coincided with the turbulent

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of the 1960s. Forbes was born in

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, and graduated from

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after serving as the first editor of the ''

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.'' He began his career with

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in Hollywood, and in 1942, became executive assistant to CBS Chairman

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in New York City. He later worked for

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Inc. developing television commercials. Forbes returned to Los Angeles in 1951 to assume control of the family business, the Southern California Music Co. He became active in the Downtown Businessmen's Assn. and the Better Business Bureau. He became president of the UCLA

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, and as such joined the Board of Regents in 1959. He was named to a full 16-year term on the board by Governor Edmund G. Brown in 1962. During the

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of the 1960s, Forbes chaired a committee to examine causes behind the student unrest and ways to address it. He was chosen UCLA

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of the year in 1967. Forbes was on the board of the

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between 1974 and 1979. After the death of his first wife, Ann Fontron, Forbes married Madeleine Carpenter. He had one daughter, Julie Holmquist.

References

Myrna Oliver, "William E. Forbes; Businessman, UC Regent During 1960s," ''Los Angeles Times,'' August 18, 199

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