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Marshall Field IV

Marshall Field IV (June 15, 1916 – September 18, 1965) was the owner of the Chicago Daily News from 1956 to 1965.

Marshall Field IV
Born(1916-06-15)June 15, 1916
New York City, US
DiedSeptember 18, 1965(1965-09-18) (aged 49)
Chicago, Illinois, US
Resting placeGraceland Cemetery
Chicago, Illinois
Alma materHarvard University
University of Virginia School of Law
Spouses
Joanne Bass
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(m. 1938⁠–⁠1947)​
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(m. 1950⁠–⁠1963)​
Julia Lynne Templeton
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(m. 1964⁠–⁠1965)​
Children6, including Ted
Parent(s)Evelyn Marshall Field
Marshall Field III
RelativesCharles Henry Marshall (grandfather)
Robert P. Bass (father-in-law)
Perkins Bass (brother-in-law)

Early life and education edit

Marshall Field IV was born in New York City on June 15, 1916, to Evelyn (née Marshall) Field and Marshall Field III.[1][2] Among his siblings was Barbara Field, who also married three times (to Anthony Addison Bliss, Robert Kenneth Boggs, and George Peter Joseph Benziger, grandson of James Joseph Brown).[3] Through his father's second marriage to Ruth Pruyn (the first wife of Ogden Phipps), he was the elder half-brother to Fiona Field, who married Jean Eugene Paul Kay.[4]

His maternal grandfather was merchant Charles Henry Marshall Jr. (who served as Commissioner of Docks and Ferries of the City of New York) and his paternal grandfather was Marshall Field Jr., the son of Marshall Field, the founder of Marshall Field and Company, the Chicago-based department stores.[5] His parents divorced and his mother remarried to Diego Suarez.[6] His maternal uncle, Charles Henry Marshall III,[7] was married to Brooke (née Russell) Kuser, the daughter of John H. Russell Jr. (16th Commandant of the Marine Corps). After his uncle's death, Brooke remarried to Vincent Astor in 1953.[8]

He was educated at Harvard University,[9] and the University of Virginia School of Law.[10]

Career edit

Field was commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy in June 1942. He served as a gunnery officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise in a number of engagements in the Pacific and was wounded during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. His conduct in the engagement won him the Silver Star, the Purple Heart, and the Presidential Unit Citation. He was discharged with the rank of Lt. Commander in 1944.

He learned the newspaper trade as a reporter for the Chicago Sun, owned by his father, from 1946 to 1948. He had a nervous breakdown and was briefly institutionalized following his father's death in 1956, then took up the reins as the owner of the Chicago Sun-Times and Field Enterprises. He also owned Parade magazine from 1956 to 1958 and purchased the Chicago Daily News in 1959.

Personal life edit

In 1938,[5] Field was married to Joanne Bass (1915–2000), daughter of former New Hampshire Governor Robert P. Bass, in East Walpole, Massachusetts.[11] Joanne was a graduate of the Ethel Walker School.[9] The couple divorced in 1947 after having two children together:[12]

His second marriage, which lasted from 1950 to 1963, was to Katherine Woodruff (later Fanning).[14] She was a journalist who edited and published the Anchorage Daily News.[15] They married in Joliet, Illinois,[16] and before their divorce, they were the parents of three children:[17][18]

 
Field's grave at Graceland Cemetery

His third marriage, to Julia Lynne Templeton, who previously worked in public relations, was in 1964,[20] and ended with his death the following year. The couple had one child:

  • Corinne Field (b. 1965).

Marshall Field IV died at his home in Chicago on September 18, 1965.[2][10] While it was rumored that he had died of an accidental overdose, the Cook County Coroner's office ruled his death as result of natural causes.[21] His estate was valued at $25,500,000.[22]

He was buried at Graceland Cemetery in Chicago.

Legacy edit

There are two professorships at the University of Chicago named after him, the Marshall Field IV Professor in Psychology and the Marshall Field IV Professor in Urban Education.

References edit

  1. ^ "MARSHALL FIELD AND MISS MARSHALL WED Young Heir to $60,000,000 of Grandfather's Estate Leaves Sick Bed to Marry. A FEW RELATIVES PRESENT Mgr. Hayes Officiates at Ceremony In Bride's Home — Will Leave Soon on Florida Honeymoon" (PDF). The New York Times. February 7, 1915. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Publisher of Sun-Times, News was 49". Chicago Tribune. September 19, 1965. pp. 1, 5. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mrs. Barbara Field Boggs Married to Peter Benziger". The New York Times. March 12, 1961. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  4. ^ Bumiller, Elisabeth (May 20, 1999). "PUBLIC LIVES; Being Privileged Can Take a Lot of Trouble". The New York Times. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "MISS JOANNE BASS HAS CHURCH BRIDAL; Daughter of Former Governor of New Hampshire Married to Marshall Field Jr. SISTER MATRON OF HONOR Bishop J. T. Dallas Performs Ceremony in East Walpole, Mass-Reception Given Edward I. Farley Best Man Ethel Walker School Alumna BRIDES OF YESTERDAY IN THIS STATE AND MASSACHUSETTS" (PDF). The New York Times. June 21, 1938. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  6. ^ "Evelyn M. Suarez, 91, Sought Improvements In U.S. Maternity Care" (PDF). The New York Times. December 6, 1979. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  7. ^ "C. H. MARSHALL, 61, STOCKBROKER, DIES; Senior Partner in Investment Firm of Butler, Herrick & Marshall Active in Charity" (PDF). The New York Times. November 30, 1952. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  8. ^ "MRS. MARSHALL WED TO VINCENT ASTOR | Daughter of Late Maj. Gen. J. H. Russell Bride of Financier at Bar Harbor Ceremony" (PDF). The New York Times. October 9, 1953. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  9. ^ a b "MISS JOANNE BASS BECOMES ENGAGED; Parents Formally Announce Troth to Marshall Field Jr., Senior at Harvard ALUMNA OF ETHEL WALKER Daughter of Former Governor of New Hampshire-Fiance Son of Prominent Banker THREE GIRLS WHOSE TROTHS ARE ANNOUNCED" (PDF). The New York Times. April 20, 1938. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Marshall Field Jr., 49, Dies; Published Two Dailies in Chicago" (PDF). The New York Times. September 20, 1965. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  11. ^ "MISS JOANNE BASS ENGAGED TO WED; Daughter of New Hampshire's Ex-Governor to Be Bride of Marshall Field Jr. FIANCE A HARVARD SENIOR Descendant of the Founder of Chicago Dry Goods HouseA June Wedding Expected" (PDF). The New York Times. February 23, 1938. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  12. ^ "[Untitled]". TIME. July 14, 1947. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Divorced. Marshall Field IV, 31, who is learning to be a journalist on his father's Chicago Sun; by Joanne Bass Field, 31, daughter of New Hampshire's onetime Governor Robert P. Bass; after nine years, two children; in Manchester, N.H.
  13. ^ "Marshall Field 3d Is Fiance Of Miss Joan Best Connelly". The New York Times. April 26, 1964. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  14. ^ "MARSHALL FIELD JR. TO WED ILLINOIS GIRL" (PDF). The New York Times. February 18, 1950. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  15. ^ "WEDDING ON MAY 12 FOR MISS WOODRUFF; She Will Be Married in Joliet, Ill., to Marshall Field Jr.-- Several Parties Planned" (PDF). The New York Times. April 4, 1950. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  16. ^ "MISS K. WOODRUFF IS WED IN ILLINOIS; Has 7 Attendants at Marriage to Marshall Field Jr. in Joliet Presbyterian Church Brother-in-Law Best Man Director of Field Enterprises" (PDF). The New York Times. May 13, 1950. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  17. ^ "Anchorage Daily News on the death of Kay Fanning" Peninsula Clarion (October 21, 2000). Retrieved August 9, 2013
  18. ^ "Mrs. Marshall Field Jr. Obtains Divorce in Reno" (PDF). The New York Times. August 14, 1963. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  19. ^ Gardner, Eriq (January 11, 2017). "Movie Mogul Ted Field Set to Stand Trial for Fraud". The Hollywood Reporter.
  20. ^ "Julia Templeton Wed To Marshall Field Jr". The New York Times. July 8, 1964. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  21. ^ "Field's death natural, says jury's report". Chicago Tribune. December 2, 1965. p. D12. An inquest by the Cook county coroner's office has shown that Marshall Field IV, who headed Field Enterprises, Inc., died as a result of natural causes...
  22. ^ "Marshall Field's Estate Valued at $25.5 Million". The New York Times. September 29, 1965. p. 6. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
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