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American philanthropist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barbara Davis (née Levine; born October 9, 1930) is an American billionaire philanthropist. She is the widow of industrialist Marvin Davis.
Barbara Davis | |
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Born | Barbara Levine October 9, 1930 New York City, U.S. |
Education | Adelphi University |
Occupation | Philanthropist |
Spouse | |
Children | Patricia Davis Raynes John Davis Nancy Davis Rickel Gregg Davis Dana Davis |
Relatives | Jason Davis (grandson) |
Born Barbara Levine in New York City in 1930, she graduated from Adelphi University in Garden City, New York, in 1951.[1][2][3]
In 1977, she established the Children's Diabetes Foundation.[1][4] Since 1978, she has organized the black-tie, invitation-only Carousel of Hope Ball every two years to raise money for juvenile diabetes.[1][4][5][6] In particular, the proceeds go to the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes in Aurora, Colorado and the Children's Diabetes Foundation.[5]
She also serves on the Boards of Trustees of the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, Massachusetts, the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, the Race to Erase MS in Los Angeles, California and the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California.[1] Additionally, she is a member of the Blue Ribbon Panel of the Los Angeles Music Center.[1]
In November 1992, she received the 1992 Promise Ball Humanitarian Award from the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International in New York City (JDRF).[1] In 1995, she received an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from the University of Colorado.[1] In 2004, she received the Angel Award from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in Los Angeles.[1]
She married Marvin Davis (1925–2004) in 1951.[1][4][5][6] They had five children:
They resided in Denver, Colorado, from 1951 to 1985.[1][5][6] In 1985, they moved to The Knoll, an estate in Beverly Hills, California.[1][6][7] Shortly after his death, she sold it for $46 million and moved into a bungalow at the Beverly Hills Hotel.[4][7] Additionally, in 2011, she listed a condominium she owned in the Wilshire Corridor in Westwood, Los Angeles.[8]
In 2006, she was worth $2.5 billion.[7]
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