Sam Zell, tycoon who drove the L.A. Times into bankruptcy, dies
Known as 'the Grave Dancer,' Zell was an unlikely media baron when he purchased the Tribune Co.
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Known as 'the Grave Dancer,' Zell was an unlikely media baron when he purchased the Tribune Co.
Known as 'the Grave Dancer,' Zell was an unlikely media baron when he purchased the Tribune Co.
The billionaire known as “the grave dancer” for picking up distressed assets, once owned the Tribune Co., which went into bankruptcy.
Zell amassed a net worth of $5.9 billion through real estate and investments including radio stations, drug stores, parking lots, mattresses and Schwinn bicycles.
Beginning with an apartment-managing business while at UM, Zell amassed a fortune of more than $3 billion.