What is William S. Paley?
[[File:WmSPaley1939.jpg|thumb|right|200px|{{Center|William S. Paley in 1939}}]] '''William Samuel Paley''' (September 28, 1901 – October 26, 1990) was an [[Americans|American]] [[businessman]], [[philanthropist]], [[Broadcasting|broadcaster]] and [[Entrepreneur|founder]] of [[CBS]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biography.com/people/william-s-paley-9542315 |title=William S. Paley Biography |author= |date= |work= |publisher=Bio |accessdate=5 February 2015 |archive-date=15 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915165625/http://www.biography.com/people/william-s-paley-9542315 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was a [[Chicago]]-born [[cigar]] [[salesman]]. In 1928 he [[purchase]]d a small group of [[radio station]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Paley__William_S.html |title=Paley, William S. |author=Daniel N. Fasanello |date= |work= |publisher=The Pennsylvania State University |accessdate=5 February 2015 |archive-date=11 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311192916/http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Paley__William_S.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> From that start he built CBS into a [[wikt:dominant|dominant]] [[wikt:force|force]] in radio and [[television]]. Paley died in [[New York City]] on October 26, 1990 from [[kidney failure]], aged 89.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/27/obituaries/william-s-paley-builder-of-cbs-dies-at-89.html |title=William S. Paley, Builder of CBS, Dies at 89 |author=Jeremy Gerard|date=27 October 1990 |work= |publisher=New York Times|accessdate=5 February 2015}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Paley, William S.}} [[Category:1901 births]] [[Category:1990 deaths]] [[Category:Philanthropists from Chicago]] [[Category:American television producers]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Chicago]] [[Category:Deaths from renal failure]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in New York City]]