Ted Turner
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Ted Turner (born November 19, 1938 in Cincinnati, Ohio[1]) is an American businessman who is best known for being the founder of the television networks TBS and CNN. These were the first cable TV. He is also famous for being the founder of professional wrestling company World Championship Wrestling (WCW), as well as the Captain Planet and the Planeteers. He's made several war epics on the Civil War. Ted Turner is known for saving MGM's film library, though that forced him to sell his company. At one point, Turner gave a billion dollars to the United Nations. Ted Turner was once married to Jane Fonda. He was raised in Atlanta, Georgia and in Savannah, Georgia.
Turner has bipolar disorder.[2]
References [change]
- ↑ "Ted Turner Biography (1938-)". Film Reference. http://www.filmreference.com/film/19/Ted-Turner.html. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
- ↑ At long last, he's citizen Ted
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