Sheldon Adelson
Sheldon Gary Adelson (pronounced /ˈædəlsən/; August 4, 1933 – January 11, 2021) was an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He was the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corporation, which owns the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.
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| Born | Sheldon Gary Adelson August 4, 1933 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | January 11, 2021 (aged 87) Malibu, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Problems caused by non-Hodgkin's lymphoma |
| Alma mater | City College of New York |
| Occupation | Founder, Chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Children | 5 |
In 1991, he married Miriam Adelson, a conservative donor and businesswoman.
Adelson also owned the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino and the Sands Expo and Convention Center. He also owned the Israeli daily newspaper Israel Hayom and the American daily newspaper Las Vegas Review-Journal.[1]
He was a member of the Republican Party, and made the largest single donation ever to an incoming president's inauguration when he gave the Donald Trump inaugural committee five million dollars.[2]
In 2001, Adelson was diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy.[3] In February 2019, he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.[4] Adelson died at his home in Malibu, California from the disease on January 11, 2021, at age 87.[5]
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The Palazzo, Las Vegas
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, the twelfth-most expensive building in the world
The Parisian Macao, a $2.5 billion project
Adelson with Donald Trump in 2019
Donald Trump presents the Medal of Freedom to Adelson's wife.
Sheldon and Miriam Adelson, at the 2008 Woodrow Wilson Awards
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References
- ↑ Primack, Dan (December 16, 2015). Yes, Sheldon Adelson Bought The Las Vegas Review-Journal. http://fortune.com/2015/12/16/sheldon-adelson-bought-the-las-vegas-review-tribune/. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ Yilek, Caitlin. "GOP mega-donor Sheldon Adelson 'furious' over Rex Tillerson comments: Report" (in en). The Washington Examiner. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/gop-mega-donor-sheldon-adelson-furious-over-rex-tillerson-comments-report/article/2623082. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ↑ Cohen, Muhammad. Las Vegas Sands Head Sheldon Adelson Illness Echoes Macau Bid History (in en). Forbes. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ↑ Cano, Regina Garcia. Casino mogul, GOP donor Adelson getting treatment for cancer. AP NEWS (1 March 2019). Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ↑ Johnson, Peter G. (January 12, 2021). "Sheldon Adelson, Las Vegas Convention Visionary and Philanthropist, Dies at 87". Las Vegas Review-Journal. https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/sheldon-adelson-las-vegas-convention-visionary-and-philanthropist-dies-at-87-2250326/. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
Other websites
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- An Interview With Philanthropist Extraordinaire Sheldon Adelson Archived 2012-01-23 at the Wayback Machine, Marcia Friedman, The Jewish Press, December 28, 2011
- Who Is Sheldon Adelson, the Gingrich Super PAC's Billionaire Backer?, Molly Ball, The Atlantic, January 25, 2012
- Secrets of the billionaire bankrolling Gingrich's shot at the White House, Paul Harris, The Guardian, January 28, 2011
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