| Paul Mellon AKA Paul W. Mellon Born: 11-Jun-1907
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, PA
Died: 1-Feb-1999
Location of death: Upperville, VA
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery, Upperville, VA
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Philanthropist Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Yale Center for British Art benefactor Military service: US Army (1941-45) In 1966, Mellon donated $35M in artwork plus $12M to Yale University, forming the Yale Center for British Art. Founded the Bollingen Foundation, which awards the Bollingen Prize in Poetry. Father: Andrew W. Mellon (b. 1855, d. 1937)
Mother: Nora McMullen (d. 1973)
Sister: Ailsa Mellon Bruce (b. 1901, d. 1969)
Wife: Mary Conover Brown (m. 1935, d. 1946 asthma, two children)
Daughter: Catherine Conover (m. John Warner)
Son: Timothy Mellon
Wife: Bunny Mellon (m. 1-May-1948, until his death)
High School: Choate Rosemary Hall
University: BA, Yale University (1929)
University: BA, Clare College, Cambridge University (1931)
University: St. John's College Annapolis (1940 for one year)
OSS Agent (1943-45)
Scroll and Key
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Pilgrims Society
US National Gallery of Art Trustee
Bronze Star (four)
Racing Hall of Fame Trustee
Racing Hall of Fame Exemplar of Racing
Knight of the British Empire (1974)
National Medal of Arts (1985)
National Humanities Medal (1997)
Mellon Family
Author of books:
Reflections in a Silver Spoon: A Memoir (1992)
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