Frank Packer
Australian media proprietor (1906–1974) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Douglas Frank Hewson Packer KBE, OStJ (3 December 1906 – 1 May 1974), was an Australian media proprietor who controlled Australian Consolidated Press and the Nine Network. He was a patriarch of the Packer family.
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Sir Frank Packer | |
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Born | Douglas Frank Hewson Packer (1906-12-03)3 December 1906 |
Died | 1 May 1974(1974-05-01) (aged 67) Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Resting place | South Head Cemetery, Vaucluse, Sydney |
Education | Sydney Church of England Grammar School |
Occupation | Media proprietor |
Years active | 1923–1972 |
Known for | Australian Consolidated Press Nine Network |
Spouses | Gretel Bullmore
(m. 1934–1960)Florence Vincent, nee Porges
(m. 1964–1974) |
Children | Clyde Packer (eldest son) Kerry Packer (youngest son) |
Parent(s) | R. C. Packer (father) Ethel Maude, née Hewson (mother) |
Relatives | Packer family |
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