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Feb 8, 2024 · Katharine Graham’s Husband, Phil, died on August 3, 1963, at the age of 48 due to a gunshot wound, which he inflicted on himself with a 28-gauge shotgun. He didn’t leave any note behind to reveal why he took such a step, but the people close to him knew of his mental health struggles and how his condition had been worsening with time.
On Christmas Eve in 1962, Katharine learned her husband was having an affair with Robin Webb, an Australian stringer for Newsweek. Philip declared that he would divorce Katharine for Robin, and he made motions to divide the couple's assets.
Jul 17, 2001 · On June 5, 1940, she married Philip L. Graham, a Harvard Law School graduate and clerk for Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter.
He was married to Katharine Graham, a daughter of Eugene Meyer, the previous owner of The Washington Post. Graham, who had bipolar disorder, died by suicide in 1963, after which Katharine took over as publisher, making her one of the first women in charge of a major American newspaper.
Feb 27, 2018 · He ran the paper until 1946, and despite his daughter Kay's interest in publishing—she previously worked as a journalist in the newsroom—it was her husband, Philip Graham, who took over the...
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Apr 2, 2014 · After returning to Washington, D.C., Katharine Meyer met Phil Graham, a Supreme Court clerk, in the fall of 1939. Following an intense romance, the two married on June 5, 1940.
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Feb 8, 2024 · In 1933, her father purchased The Washington Post, and in 1946, he handed over the role of publisher to Katharine's husband, Philip Graham. She didn't feel slighted, writing in her memoir,...
