[1] Father was Episcopalian, his mother Catholic. Turner dislikes organized religion and most properly would be described as agnostic. He has publicly denied the Biblical story of Creation. Ken Auletta writes in his article "The Lost Tycoon" in The New Yorker, 23 April 2001, Turner "alternately describes himself as an atheist and an agnostic." He notes Turner's reaction when wife Jane Fonda suddenly announced her Christianity was one of shock more than anything else.
Father: Robert Edward Turner, Jr. (d. 5-Mar-1963, suicide)
Mother: Florence Rooney
Sister: Mary Jane Turner (b. 1941, d., lupus)
Wife: Julia Gale Nye (m. 1960, div.)
Daughter: Laura Lee Turner (b. 23-Jul-1961)
Son: Robert Edward Turner IV (b. 30-May-1962)
Wife: Jane Shirley Smith (m. Jun-1964, div. 1988)
Son: Rhett Turner
Son: Beauregard Turner
Daughter: Jennie Turner
Wife: Jane Fonda (m. 21-Dec-1991, div. 16-Apr-2001)
Girlfriend: Fréderique D'arragon
Girlfriend: Rebekah Stewart
Girlfriend: Elizabeth Dewberry (author)
High School: McCallie School, Chattanooga, TN (1956)
University: Brown University (expelled 1960)
CNN Founder
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Owner (1985)
United Nations Foundation Founder (1997-)
Better World Society Founder (1985)
Biden for President
Ducks Unlimited
Energy Future Coalition Steering Committee
Environmental Media Association Board of Directors
Kappa Sigma Fraternity
National Restaurant Association
Nuclear Threat Initiative Co-Founder (2001-)
Rotary International Macon, GA
Young Republicans
Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame
Humanist of the Year 1990
Time Person of the Year 1991
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6-Apr-2004
Margaret Sanger Award 2004
Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship
Endorsement of Cutty Sark Whisky 1982
Expelled from School
Traveled to the USSR 1-Jul-1986
Risk Factors: Bipolar Disorder, Dyslexia, Appendicitis
SPORTS FRANCHISE HISTORY
Atlanta Braves Owner (1976-)
Atlanta Hawks Owner (1977-)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Jane Fonda in Five Acts (20-Jan-2018) · Himself
Gods and Generals (10-Feb-2003)
Fidel (2-Aug-2001) · Himself
Official Website:
http://www.tedturner.com/
Is the subject of books:
Ted Turner: It Ain't As Easy As It Looks, 1993, BY: Porter Bibb, DETAILS: Crown Publishers
Media Man: Ted Turner's Improbable Empire, 2004, BY: Ken Auletta, DETAILS: Atlas Books
Clash of the Titans: How the Unbridled Ambition of Ted Turner and Rupert Murdoch Has Created Global Empires that Control What We Read and Watch Each Day, 2003, BY: Richard Hack, DETAILS: New Millennium Press
AKA Robert Edward Turner III