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  Fred Trump - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frederick Christ "Fred" Trump (October 11, 1905–June 25, 1999) was the father of the prolific Real Estate/Entertainment Magnate Donald Trump.
He was a real estate developer who became rich with the building and operating of rental barracks in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island.
"Fred C. Trump, Postwar Master Builder of Housing for Middle Class, Dies at 93," The New York Times, June 26, 1999.
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 Donald Trump - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Donald's father, Fred Trump, was a real estate developer who became rich with the building and operating of reasonably-priced rental buildings in the outer New York City boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island.
Trump and Knauss married on January 22, 2005 at Bethesda by the Sea Episcopal Church on the Island of Palm Beach, Florida, followed by a reception at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
Trump Tower: 725 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10022 Trump owns the retail and office space on the lower half of this building which is currently valued at $200 million.
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 all star search, donald trump pictures, donald trump biography
Fred Trump was forced to help support his family due to his father's death early on.
Trump used his negotiating skills and smarts to join the club, which was not open for "regular" folk -- on the condition that he kept his hands off the wives of other members (his womanizing skills must have been apparent early on).
Trump had transformed himself into one of the most powerful real-estate moguls of the '80s, with ownership of buildings such as Trump Tower on 5th Av., Trump Parc, the Plaza Hotel, and the New Jersey Generals.
www.1starsearch.com /bios/donald_trump.htm   (756 words)

  
 Yale Review of Books: Trumps
For anyone who has ever assumed that Donald Trump was a providential creation, sent earthward to provide America with a concrete reason never to recreate the 1980s, Gwenda Blair has written a book to assure us of the existence of Trump antecedents, each of whom put his pants on one leg at a time.
Fred was probably an even shrewder businessman than his notoriously dexterous son.
Fred lived relatively modestly (extremely modestly by Donald’s standards) and was secretive about his growing wealth and he still possessed some of his immigrant father’s humility.
www.yale.edu /yrb/summer01/review15.htm   (1102 words)

  
 About Donald Trump   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Fred Trump (died June 25, 1999) was forced to help support his family due to his father's death early on.
Donald Trump was also responsible for the designation and construction of the Jacob Javits Convention Center on land controlled by him, known as the West 34th Street Railroad Yards, and the total exterior restoration of the Grand Central Terminal as part of his conversion of the Commodore Hotel into the Grand Hyatt Hotel.
Trump has been quoted as saying, "My father was my mentor, and I learned a tremendous amount about every aspect of the construction industry from him." Likewise, Fred C. Trump often stated that "some of my best deals were made by my son, Donald...everything he seems to touch turns to gold." Mr.
www.ilovedonaldtrump.com /aboutdonald.htm   (4104 words)

  
 NBC.com > Donald J. Trump > Cast Biographies
Trump has been quoted as saying, “My father was my mentor, and I learned a tremendous amount about every aspect of the construction industry from him.” Likewise, Fred C. Trump often stated that, “some of my best deals were made by my son, Donald...
Trump was also responsible for the designation and construction of the Jacob Javits Convention Center on land controlled by him, known as the West 34th Street Railroad Yards, and the total exterior restoration of the Grand Central Terminal as part of his conversion of the Commodore Hotel into the Grand Hyatt Hotel.
Trump was also a committee member of the Celebration of Nations commemorating the 50th anniversary of the United Nations and UNICEF.
www.nbc.com /nbc/The_Apprentice/bios/Donald_J._Trump.html   (1720 words)

  
 Donald Trump Bio, News, Pictures, Clips
Born Donald John Trump on June 14, 1946 in New York City, Trump later attended the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Finance, but his true education in business was in working closely with his mentor and father, real estate developer Fred Trump.
Trump's ultimate triumph, ironically, came with his economic fall in the 1990's when the effects of a recession brought him to the brink of bankruptcy, only to restructure his casino empire debt and come back out on top a few years later.
Currently, Trump is making local headlines with the purchase of the largest parcel of land in Manhattan, the site of the former West Side Rail Yards with future plans to turn the area into bustling residential and commerical center.
www.chiff.com /pop-culture/donald-trump.htm   (776 words)

  
 Brainboost - when was born Donald Trump   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Donald John Trump was born June 14, 1946, in New York, NY The third generation in a family of businessmen, Donald has his father, Fred Trump, to thank for his deal making and entrepreneurial skills..
Trump marina casino resort - Donald John Trump is born as the post - war child on June 14th, 1946, in new York His father, who died in 1999, was Fred(erick) Charles Trump his mother Mary maceod Trump, who died in 2000..
His father Fred Trump became a multi millionaire building rental barracks in the NY boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island..
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 The House That Fred Built
And when Donald Trump spoke, as Gwenda Blair recounts in her multigenerational history of the Trump family, the focus quickly shifted from the man in the coffin to the one at the lectern, and the tenor of the occasion changed from eulogistic to solipsistic.
Though Blair begins with Donald Trump (and the dubious claim that by 1989 he was ''the most famous man in America, if not the world'') she does not return to him for nearly half the book.
Trump is the type who, when there is no woman to impress or politician or banker or journalist to lobby, would just as soon be at home in his triplex atop Trump Tower, complete with its waterfall and frescoed ceilings, watching a sitcom over a bowl of Spaghetti-Os and a diet soda.
partners.nytimes.com /books/00/12/03/reviews/001203.03margolt.html   (1843 words)

  
 TrumpOnAir.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
To an entire generation, Donald Trump is that ubiquitous TV star with the swanky boardroom and interesting hair who spends his time sternly firing people during prime time.
Trump also renovated the revered Plaza Hotel, the glorious St. Moritz Hotel and is responsible for rebuilding the landmark Wollman Skating Rink in Central Park.
Recently, he has expanded his holdings to include the Trump International Hotel and Tower, Chicago (with construction overseen by first Apprentice winner, Bill Rancic), a luxury condominium tower in Las Vegas, a deluxe oceanfront resort in Miami Beach and golf course and estates to be built on the Pacific Ocean in Los Angeles.
www.trumponair.com /donalds_world.html   (434 words)

  
 He's the Top (washingtonpost.com)
Fred Trump, his father, was a renowned developer, too, though his forte was apartments for low-income residents in Brooklyn and Queens.
Fred floated Trump ads on a barge near a beach, according to Gwenda Blair's biography "The Trumps: Three Generations That Built an Empire," and attached discount coupons to balloons that he let loose on Coney Island, worth $50 off the purchase of a Trump house.
A natural optimist, Trump likes his odds this time around, in part because Knauss sounds ready to be a homemaker and doesn't issue the sort of demands made by his previous wives, Ivana Trump and Marla Maples.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A7068-2004Sep8_3.html   (885 words)

  
 Donald Trump   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Donald Trump is worth over several billion dollars according to one website but inspite of Donald's estimate of two billion, the Forbes 400 only rates his value at $450 million.
Donald Trump's life has repeatedly captured the attention of the press, and some of this attention has rubbed off on his daughter, one of four children, Ivanka Trump, a successful teenage model.
Trump was so impressed that the next day he sent flowers to the mechanic's wife and a certified letter stating that the man's mortgage had been paid in full.
www.cs.uh.edu /~clifton/trump.html   (1386 words)

  
 Mary MacLeod Trump, Donald's mother: 8/10/00
Trump, a philanthropist who supported charities near her home in Queens and elsewhere, was born on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland in 1912.
Fred Trump, who amassed an unglamorous fortune constructing outer-borough apartments, died last year at age 93 after contracting pneumonia.
Trump is survived by three other children, Robert, president of his father's property management company; Maryanne, a Third Circuit Court of Appeals judge; and Elizabeth, a Chase Manhattan Bank executive.
www.s-t.com /daily/08-00/08-10-00/a16wn055.htm   (221 words)

  
 Prudential Verani Realty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Trump admits he carries grudges a very long time, although he refers to several former adversaries who have become good friends, such as casino competitor Steve Wynn.
Trump’s quest for quality in his buildings is compulsive, down to slightest details, such as selecting the fittings for his properties, thus resulting in higher than local market value rents and sales prices.
Trump uses that example to show "Money, like comedy, is all about timing." Greenblatt eventually got his raise, but not that day.
www.pruverani.com /sellersnews.asp?ID=1043   (871 words)

  
 Publisher description for Library of Congress control number 00041931   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Donald Trump, the canny deal maker and crowd pleaser, is the third generation of an entrepreneurial family whose turbulent history and extraordinary achievements reflect the transformation of America from a land of scrabbling immigrant survivors to our brand-name era.
Fred, Friedrich's eldest son, started building houses for neighbors while he was still in high school and was among the first to realize that the New Deal would become America's new gold rush.
Donald Trump would provide an intriguing, infuriating, and unforgettable model for the biggest gold rush of them all, the new virtual economy in which the appearance of enormous success has come to play such a dominant role.
www.loc.gov /catdir/description/simon032/00041931.html   (426 words)

  
 Donald Trump Biography
Trump's older brother, Fred Jr., eclipsed and ignored, becomes an alcoholic partly because he feels like "a dolphin born into a family of sharks." His death seems to jolt the Donald in a way that nothing else does.
Donald Trump was born in New York City on June 14,1946 to Frederick and Mary Trump.
Donald Trump was born in New York City on June 14,...
trump-apprentice.blogspot.com   (2336 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Books: The Trumps: Three Generations That Built an Empire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Fred Trump, the second of the three men, and his story is the one of substance.
Donald Trump is certainly the most well known, for marketing himself is a large part of whom he is and what he does.
Fred Trump is the man you would have given your money to and slept soundly at night.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0684808498   (1682 words)

  
 Stormfront White Nationalist Community - View Single Post - Donald Trump
Interesting story - while Don Trump is a something of a clown, his father Frederick Trump was quite the businessman.
Fred Trump earned tens of millions in the 1940's and 50's building housing in New York.
Fred Trump also managed to keep a low profile and was greatly respected for his ethics and judgment - something that can't be said of his son.
www.stormfront.org /forum/showpost.php?p=999540&postcount=5   (109 words)

  
 Inman News
Fred Trump always believed in big bathrooms and lots of closet space.
The younger Trump, known for two decades of glitzy hotels, high-rise towers and a reputation to match, took his father’s advice to heart.
Trump, who earned a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Finance, parlayed bold property acquisitions with attractive tax incentives to build or revamp several New York properties.
www.inman.com /inf/ilv/story.asp?ID=30465   (203 words)

  
 NewStandard: 6/26/99
Trump, the son of a restaurant owner and a seamstress, began building and selling one-family homes in Queens when he was 19, and eventually made millions on luxury houses and high-rises in Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island.
Fred Trump is survived by his wife, Mary MacLeod Trump; two sons, Donald and Robert; two daughters, Maryanne and Elizabeth; seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
He was the father of the late Fred Trump Jr.
www.s-t.com /daily/06-99/06-26-99/a05wn040.htm   (221 words)

  
 Success Forums - Business Lessons from Fred Trump
Long before Donald Trump was successful in real estate, his father, Fred, was successful.
Fred built houses and apartment buildings in Queens which is one of the five boroughs of New York City.
You may turn out to be Fred Trump and have a son as successful as Donald.
www.success.org /discuss/showthread.php?t=150   (196 words)

  
 Donald J. Trump - Business Tycoon
DONALD J. Donald J. Trump started his business career in an office he shared with his father, Fred, in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York.
Trump has stated "My father was my mentor and I learned a tremendous amount about every aspect of the construction industry from him.
Description: Donald Trump, one of America's, most successful businessman, teams up with Executive Producer Mark Burnett ("Survivor") to create a thrilling, no holds barred game where the ultimate prize is the dream job of a lifetime.
www.albertarose.org /Donald_Trump.html   (354 words)

  
 Donald Trump biography, information, news, pics (pictures), links and products (actor, author & businessman: The ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Donald Trump was born on June 14, 1946 in New York City.
His father was millionaire Fred Trump (deceased 6/25/99).
He was married twice (Ivana Trump (divorced 1990) and Marla Maples (divorced 1999)) and has four children Donald Jr., Ivanka, Eric (from Ivana) and Tiffany Arianna (from Marla).
www.popstarsplus.com /celebrities_donaldtrump.htm   (456 words)

  
 Independent Women's Forum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Trump’s in touch with my inner sadist (although he doesn’t come across as mean, just tough and shrewd).
Trump’s father, Fred Trump, was also a successful estate developer.
He had his own table at the famous 21 Club, and when the bevy of gal apprentices on the show won a negotiating-down contest in last night’s episode, their prize was to eat a luxury meal at Fred Trump’s old table.
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 Amazon.com: Books: The Trumps: Three Generations That Built an Empire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Blair may well be right when she claims that the Trumps' saga constitutes "a singular history of American capitalism itself." --Wendy Smith --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Following WWII, when the government was eager to find ways to ease the housing shortage, he used his contacts in city government to become a multimillionaire and one of the biggest landlords in Brooklyn and Queens.
With access to the Trump family and their business associates, Blair (bestselling author of Almost Gone) gives a first-rate, firsthand account of Donald Trump's rise, fall and resurrection as a business tycoon, while also exploring the motivation that drove him to risk it all to seek even more fame and fortune.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0743210794?v=glance   (2727 words)

  
 New York Daily News - Home - Young Donald's reality show   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
All while he was learning the real estate business from his father, Fred Trump.
Another Staten Island builder recalls decades ago running into Fred Trump on a job site and seeing his son exit a limousine in work clothes and going off to grab a shovel.
The Trumps didn't have much leisure time, but when he could, Donald Trump would slip away to a round of golf at LaTourette Golf Course or a quick bite to eat at the now-closed Ann's Sugar Bowl on Staten Island.
www.nydailynews.com /front/story/278271p-238413c.html   (544 words)

  
 It's Trump's World
A master at hawking his own brand, Trump, 58, discovered reality TV and used it to become the best-recognized and possibly most celebrated chief executive in America.
The son of developer Fred Trump, The Donald became famous for his relentless self-promotion.
In New York, analysts say that the name Trump instantly commands a 25% premium on the apartments he develops -- even as the ostentatious structures inspire the wrath of some neighbors.
www.businessweek.com /magazine/content/05_02/b3915662.htm   (846 words)

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