Marian Otis Chandler
Marian Otis Chandler | |
|---|---|
 Grave at Hollywood Forever Cemetery | |
| Born | Marian Otis July 1, 1866 Marietta, Ohio, US |
| Died | August 9, 1952 (aged 86) |
| Spouse | Harry Chandler (m. 1894-1944, his death) |
| Children | 6, including Norman Chandler, and 2 stepchildren |
| Parent(s) | Harrison Gray Otis Eliza Ann Wetherby |
| Relatives | Dorothy Buffum Chandler (daughter-in-law) Otis Chandler (grandson) Mike Chandler (great-grandson) |
Marian Otis Chandler (July 1, 1866 – August 9, 1952) was the secretary and a director of the Times-Mirror Company, which published the Los Angeles Times.
Biography
She was born as Emma Marian Otis July 1, 1866, in Marietta, Ohio,[1] to Harrison Gray Otis (publisher) and Eliza Ann Wetherby. Marian had three sisters, Mabel, Lilian, and Esther (who died in infancy),{[2]} and a brother, Harrison Gray (who died in infancy).{[2]}
In 1894, Marian married Harry Chandler, who later became publisher of the Los Angeles Times. Marian and Harry raised eight children together, two from Harry's first marriage, and six of their own.[3] Norman Chandler (1899–1973), became publisher of the Times after his father's death.
After the death of her husband in 1944, Mrs. Chandler resigned as secretary; a month later she was elected chairman of the Times-Mirror board. She also was vice president of the Chandis Securities Company and vice-president of the Southwest Land Company and the Southwest Company. She was known for her numerous philanthropies.[1]
She died on August 9, 1952, at her home in the Los Feliz foothills, Los Angeles, California.[4], owned many years later by Father Yod.[citation needed] She was buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California. She left seven children — Mrs. Roger Goodan (Alice May), Mrs. Earle E. Crowe (Constance), Mrs. John J. Garland (Helen), Mrs. James G. Boswell (Ruth), Norman Chandler. Philip Chandler and Harrison Chandler, as well as a sister, Mabel Otis Booth.[1]
Legacy
- The community of Reseda, California, was originally named Marian, after Mrs. Chandler.[5]
- A freighter ship built in 1917 (originally named War Flame but known as Empire Leopard when torpedoed and sunk November 2, 1942, by the German submarine U-402) was bought in 1929 by the Los Angeles Steamship Company and renamed Marian Otis Chandler, holding that name until it was sold again in 1939.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "Private Funeral Set Today for Mrs. Harry Chandler," Los Angeles Times, August 11, 1952, page A-1 A library card is required to access this link.
- ^ a b The Otis Family in America
- ^ Gwendolyn Garland Babcock, The Ancestry of Harry Chandler, http://www.babcockancestry.com/books/chandler/003harrychandler.shtml
- ^ "Mrs. Harry Chandler, Widow of Publisher, Dies. Daughter of Gen. and Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis, Born in Ohio, Spent Lifetime in California". Los Angeles Times. August 10, 1952. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ^ Margaret Leslie Davis, Rivers in the Desert, Google e-book, page 91
- ^ "Empire Leopard," uboat.net