Edward Beale McLean
(1889-1941)
American publisher and newspaper owner
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Edward Beale McLean, (known as Ned McLean by contemporaries), (1889 – July 28, 1941) was the publisher and owner of The Washington Post newspaper, from 1916 until 1933. His wife, Evalyn Walsh McLean, was a prominent Washington socialite. McLean was also a thoroughbred racehorse owner, and purchaser of the Hope Diamond, which was traditionally believed to carry a curse. McLean was declared insane and died in a psychiatric hospital.
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1889 Washington, D.C., United States
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28 July 1941 (aged 52) Towson, Maryland, U.S.
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