Donald Newhouse – Family, Family Tree

Donald Newhouse is an American businessman who is best known to be the co-owner of Advance Publications. It is a US based media company founded by his father in 1922. Headquartered in New York City, it is one of the biggest private companies in the country. Through this media company, Donald co-owns the Conde Nast, the Bright House Networks (a cable company), a number of US newspapers, and a controlling share in the Discovery Communications as well. Through Conde Nast, they publish a number of renowned magazines, including the Vanity Fair, Vogue, The New Yorker etc. Some of its newspapers include The Plain Dealer, The Star-Ledger, The Oregonian etc. With all his business, Donald Newhouse is one of the richest people in the US.

Born in 1929 in New York City, Donald currently lives in New York City only. He and his brother Samuel, inherited their business from their father, Samuel Newhouse Sr. Today, he is a relaxed old man with three children and six grandchildren.

Donald Newhouse Parents: Samuel Newhouse Sr. and Mitzi Newhouse

Born in 1895, Samuel Newhouse Sr. was the father of Donald Newhouse. He was a broadcasting businessman, newspaper and magazine publisher, who founded Advance Publications in 1922. Meier Neuhaus, his father, was a Belarus immigrant, and Rose, his mother, belonged to Austria Hungary. He was married to Mitzi Epstein, who herself was a philanthropist and an arts patron. She belonged to an upper middle class family, and was the daughter of an importer of silk ties. Newhouse Sr. died in 1979 due to a stroke. In 1989, he was included in the Junior Achievement US Business Hall of Fame.

Donald Newhouse Brother: Samuel Newhouse Jr.

Samuel Newhouse Jr. is the elder brother of Donald, who was born in 1927, and resides in New York. Donald co-owns his father’s business with his elder brother, including the Advance Publications, Conde Nast, newspapers and Bright House Networks. His first wife was Jane Franke. Now, he is married to Victoria Newhouse since 1973, and has three children. He has given $15 million of donation to the Syracuse University. He is an art collector as well, and once owned Jackson Pollock drip painting, no. 5, 1948, one of the most valuable paintings of the world. Art News counted him among top 200 art collectors worldwide.