Photo: Mary Anne Fackelman / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Walter Annenberg intrigues me as a man who built a publishing empire and then spent his later years giving it back. Through Triangle Publications he controlled The Philadelphia Inquirer, TV Guide, and Seventeen, amassing a fortune, yet what defines him for me is what came next: serving as ambassador, collecting masterworks, and pouring money into art and education. The medals, from the Presidential Medal of Freedom to a British knighthood, matter less than his refusal to simply hoard. Across a 94-year life he proved that how you spend wealth reveals character more than how you make it.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Walter Annenberg
- Name (Japanese)
- ウォルター・アンネンバーグ
- Reading
- うぉるたー・あんねんばーぐ
- Born
- March 13, 1908 – October 1, 2002
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Monkey
- Origin
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- art collector / diplomat / publisher / businessperson / ambassador
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Officer of the Legion of Honour
- Knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great
- Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- National Medal of Arts
- 1986 Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter%20Annenberg
Frequently asked questions
When was Walter Annenberg born?
March 13, 1908 – October 1, 2002.
Where is Walter Annenberg from?
Walter Annenberg is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.
What does Walter Annenberg do?
Walter Annenberg works as art collector, diplomat, publisher, businessperson, ambassador.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.