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Article: Norton Simon; Industrialist, Art Collector
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- June 4, 1993
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LOS ANGELES Industrialist Norton Simon, who amassed a
multimillion-dollar conglomerate bearing his name and then
relinquished control of it to devote his time to his world-famous art
collection, has died at age 86.
Mr. Simon, who was stricken 10 years ago with the paralyzing
neurological disorder Guillain-Barre syndrome, died in his sleep at
his Bel-Air home Wednesday evening, said the Norton Simon Museum in
Pasadena. He had had pneumonia.
Mr. Simon was married to Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer
Jones since 1971.
Mr. Simon invested in a Fullerton, Calif., orange juice bottling
plant while still in his 20s and built it into the Hunt Foods and
Industries empire, best known for ...