Elisabeth Murdoch (philanthropist)
Dame Elisabeth Joy Murdoch, Lady Murdoch, also known as Elisabeth, Lady Murdoch, was an Australian philanthropist and matriarch of the Murdoch family. She was the wife of Australian newspaper publisher Sir Keith Murdoch and the mother of international media proprietor Rupert Murdoch. She was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1963 for her charity work in Australia and overseas.
Murdoch opening a drug rehabilitation centre in Melbourne, May 2005
Sculpture of Murdoch
Members of the Murdoch family are prominent international media magnates and media tycoons with roots in Australia and the United Kingdom, along with their media assets in the United States. Some members have also been prominent in the arts, clergy, and military.
Image: Keith Murdoch (cropped)(d)
Image: Murdoch at World Economic Forum 2009 (cropped)(b)
Image: James Murdoch 2008 NR Kbeta (cropped)
Keith Murdoch