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Sep 22, 2023 · Media magnate Rupert Murdoch has announced that he is stepping away from the empire he built, saying he will turn over the reins to his son, Lachlan. With Rupert having been married four times and having six children, here is a look at who's who in the Murdoch family tree. Murdoch kids: Prudence (1958)
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Media mogul Rupert Murdoch was born on March 11, 1931, in Australia. His business empire began when he was just 22 years old and his father, Sir Keith Murdoch, unexpectedly died. Upon his death, Rupert inherited a small Australian newspaper, The News, in 1952. "My motives were to create a great paper," Rupert recalled to The Australianin 2014. "It ...
Prudence Murdoch MacLeod, or Prue, is Rupert's eldest child — and only child from his first marriage to Booker. She was born in 1958 in Australia but when her parents divorced, Prue requested to live with her father and his new wife, Anna Torv, claims an excerpt from the 2008 book by Michael Wolff, The Man Who Owns the News: Inside the Secret World...
Rupert's first child with his second wife, Anna, is daughter Elisabeth. Born on Aug. 22, 1968, in Sydney, Australia, she was apparently named after her grandmother — Rupert's mother — Dame Elisabeth Murdoch. Elisabeth spent her childhood growing up in New York, minus a brief stint at boarding school in Australia, per Wolff's book. After attending V...
Rupert welcomed his first son with Anna, Lachlan, on Sept. 8, 1971, in London. He grew up in New York and attended a variety of private schools before heading to Princeton University, where he studied philosophy. Right away, he began to work for his father, managing newspapers in Australia and the U.S. before being named the deputy chief operating ...
James Murdoch, Rupert's third child with Anna and fourth overall, had a more rebellious start to his career than his older siblings. Born on Dec. 13, 1972, in London, James attended Harvard University before dropping out to launch his own hip-hop record label called Rawkus Records, per Wolff's book. The label counted Mos Def and Eminem as some of i...
Born on Nov. 19, 2001, Grace Helen Murdoch is Rupert's first child with Wendi Deng (and his fifth overall). She grew up in New York and attended the Brearley School, where she graduated from in June 2020, according to her Instagram. She is currently a student at Yale University. Grace appears to have a close relationship with her billionaire father...
Rupert's youngest child (and second with Wendi) is daughter Chloe, who was born on July 17, 2003. Chloe grew up in New York with her older sister and currently attends Stanford University, her Instagram bio states. Despite having two public figures for parents, Chloe leads a relatively private life. She has no public-facing social media accounts, o...
Apr 17, 2022 · The story behind the ruthless business tactics, political maneuvering and dynastic family battles that have gone into the making of this media powerhouse would be perfect fodder for one of the...
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May 10, 2023 · Brian Cox (outermost left) plays the character Logan Roy on HBO hit show Succession, said to be inspired by Rupert Murdoch (centre left); his fictional daughter Siobhan Roy seems to mirror...
Rupert Murdoch, the 89-year-old patriarch of the family, inherited an Australian newspaper at age 22 and built out the family's media empire from there.
Sep 21, 2023 · HBO’s “Succession” is based on Rupert Murdoch and Fox News scandals – though Murdoch eventually did step down and name a successor, his son Lachlan.
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Oct 5, 2021 · The family that Succession draws most from is the Murdochs. Years ago the show’s creator, Jesse Armstrong, wrote a script (never produced) about Rupert Murdoch’s 78th birthday party.
