Max Palevsky, art collector and computer technology pioneer, dies at 85

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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> From: Paul Saffo <paul () saffo com>
> Date: May 5, 2010 8:47:37 PM EDT
> To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
> Subject: Max Palevsky, art collector and computer technology  
> pioneer, dies at 85

> From today's LA Times:
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> http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/afterword/2010/05/max-palevsky-known-for-business-sense-art-collection-and-campaign-donations-dies-at-85.html
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> Max Palevsky, art collector and computer technology pioneer, dies at  
> 85
> May 5, 2010 | 12:31 pm
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> Max Palevsky, an immigrant's son who made a fortune in the early  
> days of the computer industry, then used his millions to build  
> notable art collections and finance liberal campaigns, including the  
> late Tom Bradley's first successful bid for Los Angeles mayor, died  
> Wednesday at his Beverly Hills home. He was 85.
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> The cause was heart failure, said his wife, Jodie Evans.
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> Palevsky was best known for selling Scientific Data Systems to Xerox  
> in 1969 for $1 billion. He went on to serve as a director and  
> chairman of Xerox's executive committee and later helped found Intel  
> Corp.
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> He left the corporate world during the 1970s to produce movies,  
> finance a then-struggling magazine called Rolling Stone and delve  
> into politics.
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> He was an early supporter of George McGovern during his ill-fated  
> 1972 presidential campaign, then ran Bradley's successful 1973 bid  
> for mayor. He also was a major backer of Robert Kennedy and Jimmy  
> Carter during their presidential bids, and various campaigns of  
> former Gov. Gray Davis.
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> His open checkbook and activism led to his branding in the 1970s as  
> one of the "Malibu Mafia," a loose alliance of extremely wealthy and  
> well-connected Democrats that included television producer Norman  
> Lear and philanthropist Stanley Sheinbaum.
>
> In later years, Palevsky seemed to sour on politics and concentrated  
> more of his attention on art. He built important collections of Arts  
> and Crafts furniture and Japanese woodblock prints, which have been  
> featured in shows at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
>
> We'll have more soon here and at latimes.com/obits.
>
> -- Elaine Woo



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