Background
Laventhol, David Abram was born on July 15, 1933 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Jesse and Clare (Horwald) Laventhol.
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David Abram LAVENTHOL
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Bachelor, Yale University, 1957. Master of Arts, University Minnesota, 1960. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Dowling College, 1979.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Hofstra University, 1986.
Career
Reporter, news editor, St. Petersburg (Florida) Times, 1957-1962; assistant editor, city editor, New York Herald-Tribune, 1963-1966; assistant managing editor, Washington Post, 1966-1969; from associate editor to public, Chief Executive Officer, Newsday, Long Island, New York, 1969-1986; group vice president newspapers, Times Mirror Company, Los Angeles, 1981-1986; senior vice president, Times Mirror Company, Los Angeles, 1987-1993; president, Times Mirror Company, Los Angeles, 1987-1993; public, Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles Times, 1989-1993; editor-at-large, Times Mirror Company, Los Angeles, 1994-1998; consultant editor, since 1998. Member Pulitzer Prize Board, 1982-1991, chairman, 1988-1989. Vice-chairman International Press Institute, 1985-1993, chairman, 1993-1995.
Achievements
Membership
Board directors United Negro College Fund, 1988, Museum Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, since 1989, chairman, 1993-1997. Board directors Associated Press, 1993-1996, Columbia Journalism School, since 1995, National Parkinson Foundation, since 1995, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, 1993-2002. Member American Society Newspaper Editors (chairman writing awards board 1980-1983), Council Foreign Relations.
Clubs: Century (New York City), Regency (Los Angeles).
Connections
Married Esther Coons, March 8, 1958. Children: Peter, Sarah.
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American
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1957
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1960
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1986