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Harry Brakmann Helmsley | |
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| Born | March 4, 1909 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | January 4, 1997 (aged 87) Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. |
| Occupation | Real estate developer |
| Spouse(s) | Eve Ella Sherpick Green (divorced) |
Harry Brakmann Helmsley (March 4, 1909 – January 4, 1997) was an American real estate billionaire whose company, Helmsley-Spear, became one of the country's biggest property holders, owning the Empire State Building and many of New York's most prestigious hotels. His second marriage to Leona Roberts ("Queen of Mean") led to charges of false accounting and tax evasion as well as a celebrated trial, where Harry was judged too frail to plead, but Leona was fined and jailed.