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Robert Elliot Nederlander Sr. (born April 10, 1933) is an American attorney and businessman who served as the president of the
Nederlander Organization The Nederlander Organization, founded in 1912 by David T. Nederlander in Detroit, and currently based in New York City, is one of the largest operators of live theaters and music venues in the United States. Its first acquisition was a lease on ...
, which has been involved in the live
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industry since the early 20th century. He is also the former managing general partner of the
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. He served in this role during the suspension of
George Steinbrenner George Michael Steinbrenner III (July 4, 1930July 13, 2010) was an American businessman who was the principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees from 1973 until his death in 2010. He was the longest-serving own ...
.


Early life and education

Nederlander was born on April 10, 1933, to a
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family in
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, the youngest of six children born to Sarah (née Applebaum) and David T. "D.T." Nederlander.New York Magazine: "Jimmy Nederlander's Endless Run" By Eric Konigsberg
retrieved August 3, 2013
His father bought his first live theater in 1905, the Fisher Theater in Detroit and founded the family company, the
Nederlander Organization The Nederlander Organization, founded in 1912 by David T. Nederlander in Detroit, and currently based in New York City, is one of the largest operators of live theaters and music venues in the United States. Its first acquisition was a lease on ...
. He has four brothers: Harry,
Jimmy Jimmy may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Jimmy'' (2008 film), a 2008 Hindi thriller directed by Raj N. Sippy * ''Jimmy'' (1979 film), a 1979 Indian Malayalam film directed by Melattoor Ravi Varma * ''Jimmy'' (2013 f ...
, Fred, and
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; and one sister, Frances. Nederlander graduated from the
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, where he played on the school's tennis team, and earned a J.D. from the
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after which he established a
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in
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.


Career

After his father's death in the 1960s, the Nederlander brothers continued to purchase theaters expanding nationally with Jimmy moving to
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, Harry to
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, and Joey remaining in Detroit. Their largest rivals were the
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, the owners of the largest number of
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s in New York City. In 1973, Nederlander and his brothers joined with
George Steinbrenner George Michael Steinbrenner III (July 4, 1930July 13, 2010) was an American businessman who was the principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees from 1973 until his death in 2010. He was the longest-serving own ...
as limited partners when Steinbrenner purchased the
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of
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. In 1981, he moved to New York City, the heart of the live theater industry in the United States to serve as president of the Nederlander Organization while his brother Jimmy served as the frontman for the company. He was also named the chairman and
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of the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company in 1989. He resigned from the role in 1993 to focus on other business ventures. In 1990, when Steinbrenner was banned from the Yankees for his association with a known gambler (whom he had hired to find dirt on
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), Nederlander became the Yankees' managing general partner (Steinbrenner's oldest son, Hank, had declined the position). Nederlander resigned from the role, effective December 31, 1991, and was succeeded by Joe Molloy.


Personal life

Nederlander was married and divorced twice to his first wife, psychologist Caren Elaine Berman. They had two sons: *Eric Nederlander, a theatrical producer, who was briefly married to cookbook author Nina Danielle Sklar (who later married comedian
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). In 2004, he married Dr. Lindsey Kupferman in a ceremony at the
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in
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. They divorced in 2007. *Robert Nederlander Jr., the president of Interactive Concepts Unlimited, a multimedia development company. In 1994, he married Suzanne Beth Meirowitz, a producer for
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, in a ceremony in New York City.New York Times: "WEDDINGS; Ms. Meirowitz, Mr. Nederlander"
February 13, 1994
Nederlander's second wife, theater and television producer
Gladys Nederlander Gladys Nederlander (November 14, 1925 – August 18, 2008) was a theater and television producer. Early life Nederlander was born Gladys Lenore Blum in New York City, to Gaston Blum, an immigrant from England, and Sherry, an immigrant from Roman ...
, died in 2008 at the age of 83.


References


External links


Nederlander Producing Company of America
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