| David Sarnoff  Born: 27-Feb-1891
Birthplace: Uzlian, Russia
Died: 12-Dec-1971
Location of death: New York City
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, NY
Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Business Nationality: United States
Executive summary: CEO of RCA, founder of NBC Military service: US Army Signal Corps Reserve (Lt. Col in 1924, Col. in 1939, active duty 1944) Father: Abraham Sarnoff (d. 1911)
Mother: Leah Privin
Brother: Lew
Brother: Morris
Wife: Lizette Hermant (m. 4-Jul-1917, three sons)
Son: Robert W. Sarnoff (b. 2-Jul-1918, m. Anna Moffo, d. 22-Feb-1997)
Son: Edward Sarnoff (b. 8-Jan-1921)
Son: Thomas W. Sarnoff (b. 23-Feb-1927)
University: Pratt Institute, New York City
RCA Founder (1919-70)
Member of the Board of RCA
NBC
Pilgrims Society
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame
Radio Hall of Fame
Silver Buffalo 1965
Cholecystectomy
Russian Ancestry
Jewish Ancestry
Appears on the cover of:
Time, 15-Jul-1929, DETAILS: Radio's Sarnoff
Time, 23-Jul-1951, DETAILS: RCA's Sarnoff -- "Who would dare predict the future?"
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