Dorothy Buffum Chandler
Dorothy Buffum Chandler (actually Dorothy Mae Buffum, born May 19, 1901 in La Fayette, Illinois, † July 6, 1997 in Los Angeles, California ) was an American publisher, patron of the arts and collector.
Life
Dorothy Mae Buffum was born into a wealthy family, her father Charles Abel Buffum built together with her uncle Edwin the department store chain Buffum on. Shortly after her birth the family moved to Long Beach in California. Later she studied at Stanford University and studied with a dance performance her future husband, Norman Chandler (1899-1973), know. This was the oldest son of Harry Chandler and Harrison Gray Otis of grandchildren. In 1922, Dorothy Buffum Chandler married into the dynasty, from his marriage had two children: Camilla and Otis. 1945 took over her husband as a publisher, the publication of the national newspaper title Los Angeles Times. Dorothy Chandler, whose nickname Buff or Buffie, was worked from 1948 to 1976 in the daily newspaper. During the years 1955-1973 she was the director of the Times Mirror. She led a Times Woman of the Year Award, which was awarded in the period 1955-1973 to 243 women. In the later years she organized concerts and exhibitions and took more than forty million dollars a donations.
Reference value
- The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, a concert hall in Los Angeles, is named after her.