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Heiskell was born in Naples, the second child of American parents, Ann Moore Hubbard and Morgan Ott Heiskell. His father was an artist and photographer whose work appeared in National Geographic. His parents had married in
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Noted for his charm and height (he was 6'5"), Heiskell was married three times. His first wife was Cornelia Scott, and they had two children, Diane and Peter. His second wife was the Hollywood actress
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One of his major achievements as a civic leader was the revitalization of New York's
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branch of NYPL. Heiskell donated funds to pay for the Arts Director position at the
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Andrew Heiskell, a Former Chairman of Time Inc. and a Civic Leader, Dies at 87
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In 2003 Kirchwey received Bryn Mawr's Rosalyn R. Schwartz Teaching Award.
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1987 Columbia University Oral History Research Office interview
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Heiskell Library for the Blind
Naples
Darien, Connecticut

Time Inc.
philanthropy
New York Public Library
Inter American Press Association
Harvard University
Wheeling, West Virginia
Capri
Compton Mackenzie
Life
People
Institute of International Education
Andrew Heiskell Award
Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
American Academy in Rome
Bryant Park
New York Public Library
Harvard University
Madeleine Carroll
Marian Sulzberger Dryfoos
Orvil Dryfoos
ISBN
0-9668271-0-4


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