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Keith Rupert Murdoch AC KCSG (/ ˈ m ɜːr d ɒ k / MUR-dok; born 11 March 1931) is an Australian-born American business magnate, investor, and media proprietor.
Sep 22, 2023 · By Hannah Ritchie, BBC News, Sydney. Getty Images. When Rupert Murdoch started his career, he was young, hungry and desperate to claw back his family's stake in Australia's news business.
- Rupert Murdoch. 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.
- Prudence MacLeod. 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 of Rupert Murdoch, published in Vanity Fair.
- Elisabeth Murdoch. 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.
- Lachlan Murdoch. 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.
Sep 21, 2023 · Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as chairman of Fox and News Corp, seemingly heralding the end of a career as one of the world's most influential media tycoons.
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5 days ago · Rupert Murdoch, Australian-born newspaper publisher and media entrepreneur who founded (1979) the global media holding company News Corp. It mainly focused on publishing after its media and television holdings were spun off (2013) as 21st Century Fox and largely sold (2019).
Sep 24, 2023 · As Rupert Murdoch steps down as chairman from Fox and News Corp, exclusive clips from the BBC archive reveal the man before he became the cultural force he is today.
