"Queen of Mean" redirects here. For other uses, see Queen of Mean (disambiguation).
Leona Helmsley
Helmsley's mugshot taken after her arrest in 1988
Born
Lena Mindy Rosenthal[1][2][3]
(1920-07-04)July 4, 1920
Marbletown, New York, U.S.
Died
August 20, 2007(2007-08-20) (aged 87)
Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Other names
Lee Roberts[4] Mindy Roberts[4] Leni Roberts[4] Lena Rosenthol[5][6][7]
Education
Abraham Lincoln High School
Occupation(s)
Hotelier, real estate investor
Spouses
Leo Panzirer
(m. 1938; div. 1952)
Joseph Lubin, twice
(divorced)
Harry Helmsley
(m. 1972; died 1997)
Leona Roberts Helmsley (born Lena Mindy Rosenthal; July 4, 1920 – August 20, 2007) was an American businesswoman. After allegations of non-payment were made by contractors hired to improve Helmsley's Connecticut home, she was investigated and convicted of federal income tax evasion and other crimes in 1989. Although having initially received a sentence of 16 years, she was required to serve only 19 months in prison and two months under house arrest. During the trial, a former housekeeper testified that she had heard Helmsley say: "We don't pay taxes; only the little people pay taxes." This quote was identified with her for the rest of her life. Helmsley's flamboyant personality and reputation for tyrannical behavior earned her the nickname Queen of Mean.[8]
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replaced Helmsley-Spear as the building's managing agent. Shortly after Helmsley's death in January 1997, Helmsley's widow, LeonaHelmsley, also sold...
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