Tracy Posner Ward (born January 16, 1962) is an American businesswomen,

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activist and former actress, with her husband, actor

Burt Ward Burt Ward (born Bert John Gervis Jr. , July 6, 1945) is an American actor, animal welfare activist and businessman. He played Dick Grayson's Robin, the sidekick of Batman (played by Adam West), in the television series ''Batman'' (1966–1968), ...

. She is a daughter of the late American businessman, corporate raider and philanthropist

Victor Posner Victor Posner (September 18, 1918 – February 11, 2002) was an American businessman. He was one of the highest-paid business executives of his generation. He was a pioneer of the leveraged buyout and became notorious for asset strip ...

and his second wife Sari Posner. In 1983, she was appointed as a vice president, assistant treasurer and assistant secretary to several corporations to include Wilson Brothers, NVF company, Southeastern Public Service Authority and Birdsboro Corporation. In 1993, while still active in her father's many companies, Posner Ward was described as "one of the world's wealthiest women".

Animal rights work

In 1994, Tracy Posner Ward and her husband, actor Burt Ward, founded Gentle Giants Rescue and Adoptions, a giant-breed dog rescue organization. The Wards operate a communal home for dogs, where they nurse 45–50 dogs at a time back to health, then put them up for adoption at their home and facility in

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. The city of Norco limits nonprofit animal rescue organizations to 55 animals on premises at a time.

Business career

In August 1984, Posner Ward represented her father,

, who was unable to attend the renaming of a street in his name by

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. Speaking to the assembled guests and reporters, Posner Ward apologized for her father's inability to attend by saying, "My father planned to come up to the last minute; I hope you realize how hard he tried to make it. He is truly honored by this decision." She declined to speak about her father's legal case in Florida. In 1989, Victor Posner sent Tracy to take over

's publicly traded fund-raising company. In 1994, Posner Ward sued her half brother Steven Posner, claiming he let one of her smaller

trust fund A trust is a legal relationship in which the holder of a right gives it to another person or entity who must keep and use it solely for another's benefit. In the Anglo-American common law, the party who entrusts the right is known as the "settl ...

s, worth $2 million, dwindle to $100,000 with undocumented loans and other transactions of little or no value. In the lawsuit initiated by Tracy Ward, she alleged in Dade Circuit Court that the trust should have passed to her at age 21 and been kept secret until 1993. Posner Ward was involved in lawsuits until April 2015 which entangled the estate of her late father, industrialist Victor Posner, who changed his will shortly before he died in 2002, and removed his children and grandchildren as heirs to his estate. A lawsuit by Troy Posner, not including Tracy, was eventually settled for $14 million.

Acting

Posner appeared in three films with her husband, Burt Ward. She also appeared in a small role in the 2001 film '' What's the Worst That Could Happen?''

Personal life

Tracy is the wife of actor

. They have a daughter, Melody.

Filmography

References

External links

Gentle Giants Rescue and Adoptions website
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Holy Borzoi Batman!
Tracy and Burt Ward Gentle Giants Dog Photos

{{DEFAULTSORT:Posner, Tracy Living people American people of Russian-Jewish descent Keepers of animal sanctuaries 1961 births