LEONA HELMSLEY
Leona Helmsley
Born July 4, 1920
Marbletown, Ulster County, New York
Died 20 August 2007 (aged 87)
Greenwich, Connecticut
Occupation Hotel operator, real estate investor
Net worth US$5 billion
Spouse Leo Panzirer (m. 1938, div. 1952)
Joseph Lubin (Twice divorced)
Harry Helmsley (m. April 8, 1972 - d. 1997)
Leona Mindy Rosenthal Helmsley (July 4, 1920 - August 20, 2007) was a
billionaire New York City hotel operator and real estate investor. She was a
flamboyant personality and had a reputation for tyrannical behavior that earned
her the nickname "Queen of Mean." The image of Helmsley was sealed when a former
housekeeper testified that she heard Helmsley say: "We don't pay taxes. Only the
little people pay taxes." She was convicted of federal income tax evasion and
other crimes in 1989 and served 19 months in prison (and two more months under
house arrest), after receiving an initial sentence of 16 years.
Leona Helmsley
Born July 4, 1920
Marbletown, Ulster County, New York
Died 20 August 2007 (aged 87)
Greenwich, Connecticut
Occupation Hotel operator, real estate investor
Net worth US$5 billion
Spouse Leo Panzirer (m. 1938, div. 1952)
Joseph Lubin (Twice divorced)
Harry Helmsley (m. April 8, 1972 - d. 1997)
Leona Mindy Rosenthal Helmsley (July 4, 1920 - August 20, 2007) was a
billionaire New York City hotel operator and real estate investor. She was a
flamboyant personality and had a reputation for tyrannical behavior that earned
her the nickname "Queen of Mean." The image of Helmsley was sealed when a former
housekeeper testified that she heard Helmsley say: "We don't pay taxes. Only the
little people pay taxes." She was convicted of federal income tax evasion and
other crimes in 1989 and served 19 months in prison (and two more months under
house arrest), after receiving an initial sentence of 16 years.