Martha Stewart
American businesswoman, writer, TV personality (born 1941) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Martha Helen Stewart (née Kostyra, Polish: [kɔˈstɨra]; born August 3, 1941) is an American retail businesswoman, writer, and television personality. As the founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, focusing on home and hospitality,[1] she gained success through a variety of business ventures, encompassing publishing, broadcasting, merchandising and e-commerce. She has written numerous bestselling books, was the publisher of Martha Stewart Living magazine and hosted two syndicated television programs: Martha Stewart Living, which ran from 1993 to 2004, and The Martha Stewart Show, which ran from 2005 to 2012.
Martha Stewart | |
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Born | Martha Helen Kostyra (1941-08-03) August 3, 1941 (age 82) Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
Alma mater | Barnard College |
Occupation(s) | Businesswoman, writer, television personality |
Spouse |
Andrew Stewart
(m. 1961; div. 1990) |
Children | Alexis Stewart |
Website | marthastewart |
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In 2004, Stewart was convicted of felony charges related to the ImClone stock trading case; she served five months in federal prison for fraud and was released in March 2005. There was speculation that the incident would effectively end her media empire,[2] but in 2005 Stewart began a comeback campaign[3] and her company returned to profitability in 2006.[4] Stewart rejoined the board of directors of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia in 2011[5] and became chairwoman of her namesake company again in 2012.[6] The company was acquired by Sequential Brands in 2015.[7] Sequential Brands Group agreed in April 2019 to sell Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia including the Emeril brand to Marquee Brands for $175 million with benchmarked additional payments.[8]