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Quick Facts
- NAME: Robert Edward Turner III
- OCCUPATION: Entrepreneur
- BIRTH DATE: November 19, 1938 (Age: 73)
- EDUCATION: Brown University
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Cincinnati, Ohio
- ZODIAC SIGN: Scorpio
Best Known For
Ted Turner is an American media mogul and philanthropist. He founded CNN and has given $1 billion to support U.N. causes.
Ted Turner. (2012). Biography.com. Retrieved 05:05, May 27, 2012 from http://www.biography.com/people/ted-turner-9512255
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Ted Turner, http://www.biography.com/people/ted-turner-9512255 (last visited May 27, 2012).
Profile
Ted Turner is an American media mogul and philanthropist. Early in Turner's career, he took Atlanta's independent UHF television station from financial troubles to profit in three years. He went on to found CNN and TNT. In 1986, he bought MGM/UA. Six years later, he created Cartoon Network and purchased New Line Cinema and Castle Rock Entertainment. He has given $1 billion to support UN causes.
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