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Jerrold Wexler
Born Chicago, Illinois Flag of the United States United States
Died November 10, 1992
Palo Alto, California Flag of the United States United States
Occupation Businessman
Spouse Susan Metzger
Children 5 children, 3 stepchildren (including Daryl Hannah)
Parents Simon and Lottie Wexler

Jerrold Wexler (June 27, 1924 - November 10, 1992) was a noted American businessman. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Palo Alto (ˌpæloʊˈæltoʊ from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high" i California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A businessperson (also businessman or businesswoman) is someone who is employed at usually a profit-oriented enterprise, or more specifically someone Daryl Christine Hannah (born December 3, 1960) is a American Film actress. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He was the brother of cinematographer Haskell Wexler and the stepfather of actress Daryl Hannah. Haskell Wexler, ASC (born February 6, 1922 in Chicago Illinois) is an Academy Award -winning American Cinematographer Daryl Christine Hannah (born December 3, 1960) is a American Film actress. [1] Wexler was born in Chicago and attended Northwestern University. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. [2]

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Business ventures

By his early 30s he was building a reputation for financing monumental skyscrapers. A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable Building. There is no official definition or a precise cutoff height above which a building may clearly be classified as a skyscraper With his father's help, he brokered the construction of the Executive Plaza Hotel on Wacker Drive[3] (now known as Hotel 71). Wacker Drive is a major street in Chicago, Illinois, United States, running along the south side of the main branch and the east side of the south [4]

In 1979 he, along with his business partner Edward W. Ross, purchased the Drake Hotel. The Drake Hotel, 140 East Walton Place Chicago, Illinois, is a luxury full-service Hotel, located downtown on the lake side of Michigan Avenue [5] The Drake was successfully nominated for the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of In 1983, Wexler’s Jupiter Industries, which had interests in the Playboy Building, Lake Point Tower, Michigan Avenue real estate, dozens of Chicago hotels, and property holdings in both New York City and Los Angeles, saved Goldblatt's from bankruptcy. The Palmolive Building, formerly the Playboy Building, is a 37 story Art Deco building at 919 N Lake Point Tower is a high-rise residential building located on a promontory of the Lake Michigan lakefront in downtown Chicago, just north of the Chicago Michigan Avenue is a major north-south street in Chicago which runs at 100 east (except for one private block that runs at 125 east south of the Chicago River and at 132 East The City of New York Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Goldblatt's was a chain of local Discount stores It operated stores in Chicago Illinois as well as Wisconsin. [6] Jupiter also developed the Vista International Hotel at the World Trade Center, later known as the Marriott World Trade Center, which was destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks. The World Trade Center in New York City, United States (sometimes informally the WTC or Twin Towers) was a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan 3 World Trade Center redirects here For World Trade Center second version Tower 3 see 175 Greenwich Street. [2] He was known for pioneering new development areas; the Executive Plaza was the first hotel in Chicago in decades, and the Vista was the first hotel in downtown Manhattan for decades. He also built the Outer Drive East development in Chicago, which expanded the downtown into an industrial and shipping area in decline. 400 East Randolph Street Condominiums or simply 400 East Randolph (formerly Outer Drive East) is a 40-story high-rise designed by Reinheimer & Associates [2]

When Bertram Lee failed to come up with his ten percent share to purchase the National Basketball Association Denver Nuggets in 1989, Peter Bynoe recruited Jerrold Wexler and Jay Pritzker to keep the deal alive. The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. Jay Arthur Pritzker ( 26 August 1922 - 23 January 1999) was an American Entrepreneur and conglomerate organizer The group held an interest in the team until 1992 when COMSAT bought out Drexel Burnham Lambert, Bynoe and his partners. The Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT is a global Telecommunications company based in the USA, and with branches in Brazil, Argentina Drexel Burnham Lambert was a major Wall Street Investment banking firm which first rose to prominence and then was driven into bankruptcy in February 1990 by its [7] In addition to his business interests, he was a very active political contributor. [8] In addition, he served on the board of trustees of the John Austin Cheley Foundation. [9]

Death and legacy

In November 1992, Wexler died of lymphoma at the Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, CA. Lymphoma a type of Neoplasm that originates in Lymphocytes (a type of White blood cell in the vertebrate Immune system) Stanford Hospital is located at 300 Pasteur Drive Stanford California 94305 Palo Alto (ˌpæloʊˈæltoʊ from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high" i California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. [10] In 1993, he was inducted posthumously into the Chicago Association of REALTORS Hall of Fame. [11]

His estate continued to sell off his business interests for several years after his death. [12][13]

In 2003, the United States National Film Preservation Board added the 1969 film Medium Cool, co-produced by Jerrold and Haskell Wexler, to the National Film Registry. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States National Film Preservation Board is the board selecting Films for preservation in the Library of Congress ' National Film The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support Medium Cool ( 1969) is a Film directed by Haskell Wexler and starring Robert Forster, Verna Bloom, Peter Bonerz The National Film Registry is the registry of Films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of [14]

Notes

  1. ^ Daryl Hannah: Jerrold Wexler. Lycos Inc. (2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat
  2. ^ a b c Bruce Lambert. "Jerrold Wexler, 68; Chicago Developer Who Built Empire", The New York Times, November 12, 1992. Retrieved on 2007-11-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days  
  3. ^ Business and Technology section. Time Magazine. Time Inc. (1957-02-11). Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Retrieved on 2007-11-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration
  4. ^ Hotel 71, Chicago. Emporis. Emporis GmbH is a real estate data company with headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany. Retrieved on 2007-11-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days
  5. ^ Press Kit 2007. thedrakehotel. com. Retrieved on 2007-11-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat
  6. ^ JG Industries, Inc.. fundinguniverse. com. Retrieved on 2007-11-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat
  7. ^ Denver Nuggets. fundinguniverse. com. Retrieved on 2007-11-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat
  8. ^ CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION SEARCH (individual donations of $200 or more since 1978): JERROLD WEXLER » IL » 60611. Retrieved on 2007-11-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration
  9. ^ Organization. John Austin Cheley Foundation (2007-10-01). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Retrieved on 2007-11-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all
  10. ^ Lambert, Bruce (1992-11-12). Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Jerrold Wexler, 68; Chicago Developer Who Built Empire. New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved on 2007-11-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat
  11. ^ Hall of Fame Chicago Association of REALTORS. Chicago Association of REALTORS. Retrieved on 2007-11-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all
  12. ^ Capri Capital Buys Washington Capital. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (1999-03-16). Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Retrieved on 2007-11-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all
  13. ^ Lloyd, Fonda Marie (February 1995). Active transport: king of the road, deal makes AT the largest black-owned vehicle transport company - Active Transportation Inc. acquires Jupiter Transportations Systems Inc. Black Enterprise. FindArticles. Retrieved on 2007-11-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all
  14. ^ National Film Registry 2003. Library of Congress (2003-12-16). Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Retrieved on 2007-11-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration

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