Ted Turner

Dead

Born: 11/19/1938 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Died: 5/6/2026
Age: 87
Cause of death: Lewy body dementia

Full name: Robert Edward Turner III
Nickname: The Mouth of the South
Noted For: media executive; founder of Cable News Network (1980) and Turner Network Television (1988). Baseball executive; owner of the Atlanta Braves (1976-96). Yachtsman; won the America's Cup (1977, 79). Time Magazine Man of the Year for 1991. Husband of actress Jane Fonda (1991-2001).
Quotation: [Christianity is] "a religion for losers".

Record last updated 5/6/2026 10:46:06 AM