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- Birth nameOtis P. Chandler
- Otis Chandler was born on November 23, 1927 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was married to Bettina A. Whitaker and Marilyn (Missy) Brant. He died on February 27, 2006 in Ojai, California, USA.
- SpousesBettina A. Whitaker(August 15, 1981 - February 27, 2006) (his death)Marilyn (Missy) Brant(June 18, 1951 - June 1981) (divorced, 5 children)
- Publisher of the Los Angeles Times from 1960 to 1980. The Times won seven Pulitzer prizes during his tenure.
- Son of L.A. Times publisher Norman Chandler and Dorothy Chandler (the philanthropist and arts patron for whom the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is named); great-grandson of L.A. Times founder Harrison Gray Otis.
- His mother was Dorothy Chandler the philanthropist and arts patron who led a campaign in the 1950s to save the financially troubled Hollywood Bowl and a drive to build a permanent home for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. This elegant and beautiful cultural center is named the "Dorothy Chandler Pavillion".
- He had five children: Norman, Harry Brant Chandler, Cathleen, Michael and Carolyn.
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