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Harold Lipton

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Harold Lipton
Born
Harold Arlen Lipschitz

(1911-05-11)May 11, 1911
The Bronx, New York, U.S.
DiedDecember 30, 1999(1999-12-30) (aged 88)
Occupations
  • Lawyer
  • businessman
RelativesPeggy Lipton (daughter)
Rashida Jones (granddaughter)
Kidada Jones (granddaughter)

Harold Arlen Lipton (born Lipschitz; May 18, 1911 – December 30, 1999) was an American lawyer and basketball executive. In the 1970s and 1980s, Lipton co-owned the Seattle SuperSonics, the San Diego Clippers, and the Boston Celtics with Irv Levin.[1]

Life

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Lipton was born in the Bronx, New York, to Belarusian Jewish immigrants Max Lipschitz, a hosier manufacturer from Slutsk, and Alice "Gussie" Goldfarb from Brest.[2][non-primary source needed]

He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1934. He was general counsel and director of National General Corporation.[1]

He married Rita Benson in 1941. He was the father of actress Peggy Lipton[3] and grandfather of actresses Rashida Jones and Kidada Jones.[4]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Harold A. Lipton". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 2000. p. 42. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  2. New York, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1794–1943
  3. "NBA Notes". The Lowell Sun. March 24, 1977. p. 28. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  4. Branch, John (May 10, 2014). "Clippers for Sale, and the Owner Who Was Desperate". The New York Times. Retrieved August 11, 2024.