H. Joseph Allen (born July 19, 1941) is an American businessman and Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder.
H. Joseph Allen | |
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| Born | July 19, 1941 |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman: Newsprint production Racehorse owner/breeder |
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Biography
editA graduate of the University of Michigan, Allen is a partner with his cousin Peter M. Brant in the privately owned newsprint company, Brant-Allen Industries, Inc, co-founded by their fathers.[1] Allen served as vice chairman and president of the company.
For a number of years Joseph Allen has been involved in Thoroughbred racing and with Peter Brant, owned Just A Game, winner of the 1980 Eclipse Award for American Champion Female Turf Horse.[2] The Grade 1 Just A Game Stakes at Belmont Park is run in her honor.[3]
At the age of 29, Allen married 19 year old Barbara Tanner, in the early 1970s.[4] He bought her a 25 percent stake of Andy Warhol's Interview magazine, so she would have something to do.[4] Fran Liebowitz, who was then an associate of Warhol, said the marriage was over as soon as Barbara joined the Warhol entourage.[4] He later married and divorced Rhonda Roland Shearer.[5]
References
edit- ^ Segal, David (2010-01-23). "For Richer or for ... Not Quite as Rich". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
- ^ The Bloodhorse.com Champion's history charts Archived 2012-09-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Belmont Park at the NYRA". Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
- ^ a b c George Gurley (2007-03-26). "Barbara of Beekman Place". New York Observer. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
While at Finch, she met Joseph Allen, a 29-year-old newsprint entrepreneur. She was 19. They got married.
- ^ Yuan, Jada (May 6, 2020). "She went $600,000 in debt to outfit coronavirus workers — and hospitals keep turning her down". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
External links
edit- Profile - National Thoroughbred Racing Association
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