Otis Chandler (November 23, 1927–February 27, 2006) was best known as the publisher of the Los Angeles Times between 1960 and 1980. His family had owned the newspaper since Harrison Gray Otis founded the company in 1882. He was the son of Norman Chandler, his predecessor as publisher, and Dorothy Buffum Chandler, a patron of the arts and a Regent of the University of California. November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the western United States. ... This article is about the publisher. ... Norman Chandler (September 14, 1899 - October 20, 1973, both Los Angeles, California) was the publisher of the Los Angeles Times from 1945 to 1960, and is largely responsible for the success of the newspaper. ... Dorothy Buffum Chandler (19 May 1901 - 6 July 1997) was a Los Angeles cultural leader. ... The University of California (UC) is a public university system in the state of California. ...
Chandler became publisher of the Los Angeles Times in 1960. He quickly increased the budget of the paper allowing it to expand its coverage and the quality of the publication. He is credited with the rise of the Times to one of the best newspapers in the U.S. David Halberstam wrote in his 1979 book The Powers That Be: "No publisher in America improved a paper so quickly on so grand a scale, took a paper that was marginal in qualities and brought it to excellence as Otis Chandler did." [1] David Halberstam (born April 10, 1934), American journalist and author, was born in New York City. ...
In 1980, he became chairman of Times Mirror Corporation and wound back his involvement in the running of the company. He handed control to people outside the family in the mid-1980s and became involved in other interests such as the Chandler Vintage Museum of Transportation, which he founded.
In the late 1990s, he became critical of a perceived decline in the Times. He was not involved in negotiations by other members of the Chandler family to the Tribune Company but welcomed the outcome. The Tribune Company is a large multimedia corporation based in Chicago, Illinois. ...
He died of Lewy body disease at age 78. Lewy bodies are abnormal aggregates of protein that develop inside nerve cells. ...
References
Los Angeles Times, "LA Icon Otis Chandler dies at 78" 27 February 2006
Bloomberg "Otis Chandler, publisher of Los Angeles Times, dies"
"Otis Chandler" Contemporary Authors Online. The Gale Group, 2001. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale. 2006.
OtisChandler (November 23, 1927–February 27, 2006) was best known as the publisher of the Los Angeles Times between 1960 and 1980.
He was the son of Norman Chandler, his predecessor as publisher, and Dorothy Buffum Chandler, a patron of the arts and a Regent of the University of California.
He was not involved in negotiations by other members of the Chandler family to the Tribune Company but welcomed the outcome.
OtisChandler, who inherited The Los Angeles Times from his parents and then, as its publisher, transformed it into one of the most respected, widely read and profitable newspapers in the United States, died yesterday at his home in Ojai, Calif. He was 78 years old.
Chandler was given the reins of the newspaper in 1960, bringing with him a reputation as a ruggedly handsome golden boy with a preference for body-building over journalism.
OtisChandler was born on Nov. 23, 1927, in Los Angeles, the only son of Norman Chandler, who became publisher of The Times, and Dorothy Buffum Chandler, a passionate fund-raiser who helped transform Los Angeles into a major cultural center.
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