Andrew Heiskell (September 13, 1915 – July 6, 2003) was chairman and CEO of

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(1960–1980), and also known for his

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, for organizations including the

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, 7 May 2003
Andrew Heiskell, a Former Chairman of Time Inc. and a Civic Leader, Dies at 87
He was President of the

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(1961–1962).

Biography

Heiskell was born in Naples, the second child of American parents, Ann Moore Hubbard and Morgan Ott Heiskell, who had married in

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and then moved to Capri. He spent his childhood abroad. In 1946, aged just 30, he was named publisher of ''

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''; later, as CEO, he had to close it down (in 1972). In 1974 he created ''

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'', which rapidly became a great asset. The

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is named for him. Heiskell donated funds to pay for the Arts Director position at the

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Personal life

He was married three times. His first wife was Cornelia Scott, and they had two children, Diane and Peter. His second wife was the Hollywood actress

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, with whom he had a daughter, Anne Madeleine. In 1965, he married his third wife, Marian Sulzberger Dryfoos, the widow of New York Times publisher

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Books

* Andrew Heiskell with Ralph Graves (1997), ''Outsider, Insider: An Unlikely Success Story'', Marian-Darien Press,

References

External links

1987 Columbia University Oral History Research Office interview

1915 births 2003 deaths American male journalists 20th-century American journalists Maria Moors Cabot Prize winners National Humanities Medal recipients 20th-century American philanthropists American expatriates in Italy {{Italy-journalist-stub