Warwick Oswald Fairfax

Sir Warwick Fairfax
Born
Warwick Oswald Fairfax

(1901-12-19)19 December 1901
Double Bay, New South Wales
Died14 January 1987(1987-01-14) (aged 85)
Double Bay, New South Wales
Burial placeSouth Head Cemetery
NationalityAustralian
Education
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Newspaper proprietor; cattle breeder; playwright
Spouses
  • Betty Wilson (m. 1928; div. 1945)
  • Hanne Anderson (m. 1948; div. 1959)
  • Mary Wein (m. 1959)
Children6, including James Fairfax, Warwick Fairfax
RelativesJohn Fairfax (great-grandfather)

Sir Warwick Oswald Fairfax (19 December 1901 – 14 January 1987[1]) was an Australian businessman prominent in the arts as a philanthropist, journalist and playwright. He was a member of the wealthy Fairfax family of media proprietors.

  1. ^ Griffen-Foley, Bridget (2007). "Fairfax, Sir Warwick Oswald (1901–1987)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 25 March 2016.