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Franklin Otis Booth Jr. was born on 28 September, 1923 in Pasadena, California, United States, is an executive. Discover Franklin Otis Booth Jr.'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 85 years old?

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Occupation Newspaper executive, investor
Age 85 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 28 September 1923
Birthday 28 September
Birthplace Pasadena, California, United States
Date of death (2008-06-15) Los Angeles, California, United States
Died Place Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality United States

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Franklin Otis Booth Jr. Net Worth

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2008

He died June 15, 2008, in his home in Los Angeles from complications of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

1972

In 1972 Booth retired from the Times and operated several businesses before trying his hand at citrus farming and raising livestock. Booth Ranches (brand name Otis Orchards) in the San Joaquin Valley consists of 9,000 acres (36 km) of orange groves, two citrus packinghouses and a cattle ranch.

1963

During his early years at the Times, Booth began investing in real estate with his friend Charles Munger, now vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. They worked on two real estate projects in Pasadena and quadrupled their money. It was Munger who introduced Booth to Warren Buffett in 1963. Booth's early decision to invest with Buffett left him with shares in Berkshire Hathaway amounting to a 1.4% stake in the company. Booth was a billionaire and one of the largest investors in the company, according to a 2005 Forbes magazine article cited in Booth's Times obituary.

1960

Booth's tenure at the Times overlapped with that of his second cousin and close friend, Otis Chandler, the publisher who held the reins of the paper from 1960 to 1980. The cousins shared a passion for the outdoors; Booth, also known as Otis, surfed, fished and hunted.

1950

During the 1950s, Booth was responsible for overseeing the printing of the newspaper. In 1968 he was named corporate vice president of Times Mirror Corporation in charge of forest products and commercial printing.

1923

Franklin Otis Booth Jr. (September 28, 1923 – June 15, 2008) was an American billionaire newspaper executive and investor. He was a Los Angeles Times executive and early investor in Berkshire Hathaway, which made him a billionaire. Booth was also a philanthropist and a great-grandson of Gen. Harrison Gray Otis, founder of the Times.

Booth was born September 28, 1923, in Pasadena, where he spent his youth. By age 16 he was a student at the California Institute of Technology. He earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1944 and then served two years in the U.S. Naval Reserve. After his discharge he earned a master's degree in business administration and a graduate degree in engineering in 1948, both from Stanford University.