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Ann Elisabeth Jane Claiborne

Also Known As: "Liz", "Anne Elisabeth Jane"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium
Death: June 26, 2007 (78)
Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States (Peritoneal cancer)
Place of Burial: Helena, Lewis and Clark County, MT, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Omer Villere Claiborne and Carolyn Louise Claiborne
Wife of Benjamin Schultz; Arthur Ortenberg and Private
Mother of Private
Sister of Louis Fenner Claiborne and Private

Occupation: Fashion Designer
Managed by: Private User
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Immediate Family

About Liz Claiborne

Married 1: Ben schultz in 1950; married 2: Arthur "Art" Ortenbert in 1957.

In addition to Mr. Ortenberg, she is survived by a son from her first marriage, Alexander G. Schultz, a jazz guitarist who lives in Germany, and by Mr. Ortenberg’s children from his prior marriage, Neil Ortenberg of New York and Nancy Ortenberg of Oak Park, Ill.

For more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Claiborne_(fashion_designer) and

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20127260 and

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Claiborne

Anne Elisabeth Jane Claiborne known as Liz Claiborne (March 31, 1929 – June 26, 2007) was an American fashion designer and businesswoman. Her success was built upon stylish yet affordable apparel for career women featuring colorfully tailored separates that could be mixed and matched. Claiborne is best known for co-founding Liz Claiborne Inc., which in 1986 became the first company founded by a woman to make the Fortune 500 list. Claiborne was the first woman to become chair and CEO of a Fortune 500 company.


Founder of Liz Claiborne, Inc. Started in 1976, made the Fortune 500 li stin 1986, the first company

founded and run by a woman to do so.

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Liz Claiborne's Timeline

1929
March 31, 1929
Brussels, Belgium
2007
June 26, 2007
Age 78
Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
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Triple 8 Ranch Grounds, Helena, Lewis and Clark County, MT, United States