Anne
Elisabeth Jane
(Liz)
Claiborne
Born in Brussels, Belgium
Ancestors 
Daughter of Omer Villere Claiborne
and Carolyn Louise (Fenner) Claiborne
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Arthur Ortenberg
— married
1957 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 78
in New York, New York
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Mar 2015
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Liz Claiborne is Notable.
Biography
Fashion Designer and Founder of Liz Claiborne Inc.
Liz Claiborne Inc. is the first company founded by a woman to become a Fortune 500 company.
Liz Claiborne is the first woman to become the chair and CEO of a Fortune 500 company.
Sources
- New York Times (New York, New York), 27 JUN 2007, Obituary for Liz Claiborne, Ancestry.com (Online Database).
- New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, S.S. Excambion, 24 JAN 1937 to 04 FEB 1937, Ancestry.com (Online Database).
- Wikipedia, "Liz Claiborne (fashion designer)", (accessed 11/07/2014). [1]
- Bernstein, Adam (June 28, 2007). "Liz Claiborne, 78; Fashion Industry Icon". Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-07-21. Liz Claiborne, 78, an American fashion designer who built a billion-dollar apparel enterprise by clothing career women in stylish but casual outfits at moderate prices, died June 26 at New York Presbyterian Hospital. She had cancer. With the backing of a handful of investors, she and her second husband, design executive Arthur Ortenberg, formed Liz Claiborne Inc. in 1976. An immediate hit, the business broke within a decade into Fortune magazine's list of the 500 largest companies in the United States. Her company was the first started by a woman to make the prestigious list. [2]
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