Background
Kingsley, Walter Ingalls was born on October 20, 1923 in New York City. Son of Samuel and Esther (Schenker) Kingsley.
Kingsley, Walter Ingalls was born on October 20, 1923 in New York City. Son of Samuel and Esther (Schenker) Kingsley.
Graduate, Phillips Andover Academy, 1942; Bachelor of Arts, Amherst College, 1947.
Sales executive, Cowles Broadcasting Company, Boston, 1948-1950; general sales manager, Ziv television, New York City and Los Angeles, 1950-1958; president, Indiana television Corporation (I.T.C.), New York City, 1958-1962; executive vice president, Wolper Prodns., Metromedia Producers Corporation division Metromedia, New York City, 1966-1972; president, Kingsley Company, 1972-1994; president, American Film Institute, 1983-1994. Faculty Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, New York City.
Co-founder, board directors Big Brothers Greater Los Angeles. Board directors Big Brothers/Big Sisters American. Trustee Windward School.
Vice chairman University of California at Los Angeles Center on Aging. With Army of the United States, 1943-1946.
Married Betty Jane Bower, October 14, 1944. Children: Samuel John, James Oliver, Thomas Andrew. Married Patricia Ratchford, April 1, 1966.
1 child, Janis Susan. Married Jeanene Foster, March 3, 1979.