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Ted Turner dies aged 87: Billionaire founded CNN and was married to Jane Fonda
The Daily Mail ^ | May 6, 2026 | Alex Hammer

Posted on 05/06/2026 7:27:28 AM PDT by Towed_Jumper

CNN founder Ted Turner has died at the age of 87.

The billionaire died on Wednesday, according to the cable news network he founded.

Turner had four children and was famously married to Hollywood star Jane Fonda between 1991 and 2001.

Turner was nicknamed the 'Mouth of the South' for often being outspoken, and built a media empire that included movies and sports channels, as well as owning the Atlanta Braves.

He was named Time's 'Man of the Year' in 1991 for 'influencing the dynamic of events and turning viewers in 150 countries into instant witnesses of history.'

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To paraphrase Mark Twain: "I will not be attending Ted Turner's funeral, but will send a nice letter confirming I approve of it."
1 posted on 05/06/2026 7:27:28 AM PDT by Towed_Jumper
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To: Towed_Jumper

I didn’t know him personally, but he was one of the people of all time.


2 posted on 05/06/2026 7:30:27 AM PDT by Antihero101607
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The way I remember him is that he was thought of as conservative until he tried to buy CBS and the left turned him down, he then became a liberal and married Jane Fonda and became more powerful.


3 posted on 05/06/2026 7:32:00 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: Towed_Jumper

RIP.

Quite the visionary.


4 posted on 05/06/2026 7:32:39 AM PDT by moviefan8
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Turner was nicknamed the ‘Mouth of the South’ for often being outspoken


He was a Yankee, born in Cincinnati.


5 posted on 05/06/2026 7:33:33 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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