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Frank McCourt (executive)
American businessman (born 1953)
This article is about the American executive born in 1953. For the Irish-American writer born in 1930, see Frank McCourt.
Frank H. McCourt Jr. (born August 14, 1953) is an American business executive and philanthropist.[1][2] As of 2023, he is the executive chairman and former CEO of McCourt Global,[3] owner of major French football club Olympique de Marseille and founder and executive chairman of international non-profit Project Liberty.[3] He was the owner and chairman of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Dodger Stadium from 2004 to 2012.
In 2004, he purchased a controlling interest in the Dodgers from Fox Entertainment Group, owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Prior to purchasing the Dodgers and moving to Los Angeles, McCourt was a Boston real estate developer, whose family resided in Brookline, Massachusetts.
In 2013, he donated $100 million to establish the McCourt School of Public Policy, the ninth school of Georgetown University. He made a second $100 million gif
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Frank McCourt is president and CEO of The McCourt Company, a Boston real estate development business specializing in commercial building properties. He is also the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball organization.
Frank’s great-grandfather founded The McCourt construction company in 1893, and it has remained in the family ever since. In 1977 Frank’s father, who was also called Frank, founded The McCourt Company, a spin-off of the original construction business.
Frank is not the first in his family to own a major league franchise, as his grandfather was part-owner of the Boston Braves. He previously attempted to purchase the Red Sox and the Angels and is a lifelong baseball fan and Red Sox season ticket holder.
He is on the Board of Regents at Georgetown University, where he graduated in 1975. He also sits on a number of civic boards, including the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, the Boston Municipal Research Bureau, and the Make a Wish Foundation. Frank and his wife Jamie were married in 1979 and have four sons.
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Frank McCourt
Irish-American writer
For other people named Frank McCourt, see Frank McCourt (disambiguation).
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| Born | Francis McCourt (1930-08-19)August 19, 1930 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | July 19, 2009(2009-07-19) (aged 78) New York City, U.S. |
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| Notable work | Angela's Ashes (1996) 'Tis (1999) Teacher Man (2005) |
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| Parent(s) | Malachy Gerald McCourt, Sr Angela Sheehan |
| Relatives | Brothers Malachy McCourt Michael McCourt Alphie McCourt |
| Awards | Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography in 1997 |
Francis McCourt (August 19, 1930 – July 19, 2009) was an Irish-American teacher and writer. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his book Angela's Ashes, a tragicomic memoir of the misery and squalor of hi
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