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Anna Murdoch-Mann, mother of News Corp heir, dies aged 81
Anna Murdoch-Mann was a novelist, philanthropist, and former News Corp board member who influenced the Murdoch family and media empire over decades.
- On February 17, Anna Murdoch-Mann died at her home in Palm Beach, Florida after a long illness, the New York Post first reported.
- During her career, Anna Murdoch-Mann served on News Corp’s board for eight years during her marriage and published three novels from 1985 to 1991.
- Anna Murdoch-Mann warned of `heartbreak and hardship` over the succession, amid Rupert Murdoch's 2023 move to amoint Lachlan as successor and objections from her children.
- Her survivors include her third husband Ashton dePeyster III, her three children, 10 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild, and her philanthropy supported children's hospitals in Los Angeles and Haiti.
- Outlets described Anna as an active partner in building News Corp, and she was linked to the 1969 kidnapping of Muriel McKay, wife of a Murdoch deputy, who was mistaken for Anna.
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