Andrew Heiskell (September 13, 1915 – July 6, 2003) was chairman and CEO of Time Inc. (1960–1980), and also known for his philanthropy, for organizations including the New York Public Library.[1][2] He was President of the Inter American Press Association (1961–1962).

Andrew Heiskell
Looking west across West 20th St at Heiskell Library for the Blind on a cloudy morning. ZIP 10011.
President of the Inter American Press Association
In office 1961–1962
Personal details
Born	(1915-09-13)September 13, 1915 Naples, Italy
Died	July 6, 2003(2003-07-06) (aged 87) Darien, Connecticut, U.S.
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Biography

Heiskell was born in Naples, the second child of American parents, Ann Moore Hubbard and Morgan Ott Heiskell,[2][3] who had married in Wheeling, West Virginia and then moved to Capri. He spent his childhood abroad.

In 1946, aged just 30, he was named publisher of Life; later, as CEO, he had to close it down (in 1972).[1] In 1974 he created People, which rapidly became a great asset.[1]

The Institute of International Education's Andrew Heiskell Award is named for him. Heiskell donated funds to pay for the Arts Director position at the American Academy in Rome.[4]

Personal life

He was married three times. His first wife was Cornelia Scott, and they had two children, Diane and Peter.[2] His second wife was the Hollywood actress Madeleine Carroll, with whom he had a daughter, Anne Madeleine.[2] In 1965, he married his third wife, Marian Sulzberger Dryfoos, the widow of New York Times publisher Orvil Dryfoos.[2]

Books

• Andrew Heiskell with Ralph Graves (1997), Outsider, Insider: An Unlikely Success Story, Marian-Darien Press, ISBN 0-9668271-0-4

References

External links

• 1987 Columbia University Oral History Research Office interview
• 2003 NY Times obituary

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