Obituary
Herbert Siegel, Hollywood ‘White Knight’ Dealmaker, Dies at 95
- He rescued Warner from a takeover attempt by Rupert Murdoch
- Eventually he sold his own media company to News Corp.
Herbert Siegel in 2013.
Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
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Herbert Siegel, who turned boatmaker Chris-Craft Industries Inc. into a media company that he later sold to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. for more than $5 billion, has died. He was 95.
He died at his home in New York City on Aug. 5 of heart failure, the New York Times reported, citing his wife Jeanne.