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Eleanor Grace McClatchy (1895–1980) was an American newspaper executive, serving as president of the
McClatchy newspapers The McClatchy Company, commonly referred to as simply McClatchy, is an American publishing company incorporated under Delaware's General Corporation Law and based in Sacramento, California. It operates 29 daily newspapers in fourteen states an ...
from 1936 until 1978. She was the youngest daughter of Charles Kenny McClatchy. She was studying to be a playwright at
Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manha ...
when her father asked her to take over the family business the "three Bees" (''
The Sacramento Bee ''The Sacramento Bee'' is a daily newspaper published in Sacramento, California, in the United States. Since its foundation in 1857, ''The Bee'' has become the largest newspaper in Sacramento, the fifth largest newspaper in California, and the 2 ...
'', ''
The Modesto Bee ''The Modesto Bee'' is a California newspaper, founded in 1884 as the ''Daily Evening News'' and published continuously as a daily under a variety of names. Before its purchase by Charles K. McClatchy and McClatchy Newspapers in 1924, it merged ...
'' and ''
The Fresno Bee ''The Fresno Bee'' is a daily newspaper serving Fresno, California, and surrounding counties in that U.S. state's central San Joaquin Valley. It is owned by The McClatchy Company and ranks fourth in circulation among the company's newspapers. ...
''). Under her watch, the company expanded its interest to six daily newspapers, four radio stations and one television station. Her love for theatre continued and she was among the founders of the
Sacramento Civic Repertory Theater The Sacramento Theatre Company (STC) is a non-profit Regional Professional Theatre in Sacramento, California. It is the oldest theater troupe in the city. History STC was formed in 1942 to entertain troops stationed in Sacramento during ...
in 1942 with the construction of the Eaglet Theater in 1949.


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