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Sir Frank Packer
KBE, OStJ
Packer in 1968
Born
Douglas Frank Hewson Packer

(1906-12-03)3 December 1906
Kings Cross, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died1 May 1974(1974-05-01) (aged 67)
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Resting placeSouth Head Cemetery, Vaucluse, Sydney
EducationSydney Church of England Grammar School
OccupationMedia proprietor
Years active1923–1972
Known forAustralian Consolidated Press
Nine Network
Spouses
Gretel Bullmore
(m. 1934⁠–⁠1960)
Florence Vincent, nee Porges
(m. 1964⁠–⁠1974)
ChildrenClyde Packer (eldest son)
Kerry Packer (youngest son)
Parent(s)R. C. Packer (father)
Ethel Maude, née Hewson (mother)
RelativesPacker family

Sir Douglas Frank Hewson Packer KBE, OStJ (3 December 1906 – 1 May 1974), was an Australian media proprietor who controlled Australian Consolidated Press and the Nine Network. He was a patriarch of the Packer family.

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