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Kopit, Arthur
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Meredith Kopit Levien
American publisher (born )
Meredith Kopit Levien (born /)[1] is an American media executive who is the chief executive officer of The New York Times Company.
Early life and education
[edit]Meredith Kopit was raised by a Jewish family in Richmond, Virginia,[2] the daughter of Carole and Marvin Kopit.[3] She has one sister, Barbara.[3] As a youth, she was a member of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization (she remains on its advisory council today).[4] She graduated from the University of Virginia[5] where she majored in rhetoric and worked at the college newspaper, The Cavalier Daily.[6]
Career
[edit]After college, she worked at The Advisory Board Company, a consulting firm founded by David G. Bradley and then for the digital agency i33/AppNet. After Bradley bought Atlantic Media (publisher of The Atlantic), he recruited her in as an advertising director. In , Levien became the first publisher of Atlantic Media's magazine .[6]
In April , she joined Forbes Media where she ran Forbes Life magazine. She focused on the digital side of the magazine which helped in stemming losses. In , the CEO, Tim Forbes, appointed her group publisher. She implemented programma
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Arthur Kopit
American playwright (–)
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| Born | Arthur Lee Koenig ()May 10, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | April 2, () (aged&#;83) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Playwright |
| Years&#;active | – |
| Spouse | Leslie Garis &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
| Children | 3 |
Arthur Lee Kopit (né&#;Koenig; May 10, – April 2, ) was an American playwright. He was a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist for Indians and Wings. He was also nominated for three Tony Awards: Best Play for Indians () and Wings (), as well as Best Book of a Musical for Nine (). He won the Vernon Rice Award (now known as the Drama Desk Award) in for Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad and was nominated for another Drama Desk Award in for Wings.
Early life
[edit]Kopit was born Arthur Lee Koenig in Manhattan on May 10, [1] His family was of Jewish descent.[2] His father, Henry, worked as an advertising salesman; his mother, Maxine (Dubin), was a millinery model. They divorced when he was two years old. He consequently adopted the surname of his stepfather, George Kopit, after his mother remarried.[1] Kopit was raised in Lawrence, Nassau County, and attended Lawrence High School.[1