# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ted-turner
# Generated: 2026-08-31T17:45:21.504Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/ted-turner"
name: "Ted Turner"
slug: "ted-turner"
description: "Robert Edward Turner III was an American businessman, television producer, media proprietor, and philanthropist. He founded CNN, the first 24-hour cable news channel, and WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television. Turner also founded the television networks TNT, TBS, Cartoon Network, and Turner Classic Movies."
tagline: "American media mogul (1938–2026)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ted_Turner_April_1985_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1938-11-19"
deathDate: "2026-05-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump