Malcolm Stevenson Forbes was an American entrepreneur and politician most prominently known as the publisher of Forbes magazine, founded by his father BC Forbes.
16 Facts About Malcolm Forbes
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Malcolm Forbes was known as an avid promoter of capitalism and free market economics and for an extravagant lifestyle, spending on parties, travel, and his collection of homes, yachts, aircraft, art, motorcycles, and Faberge eggs.
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Malcolm Forbes served two terms as a member of the New Jersey Senate representing Somerset County and ran two campaigns for Governor of New Jersey.
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Malcolm Forbes received a thigh wound in combat, and received a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart.
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Malcolm Forbes owned more than 365 works by Peter Carl Faberge, including a dozen Imperial eggs.
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Malcolm Forbes chose the Mendoub Palace in the northwestern city of Tangier, Morocco, to host his 70th birthday party.
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Malcolm Forbes founded and rode with a motorcycle club called the Capitalist Tools.
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Malcolm Forbes's estate in New Jersey was a regular meeting place for tours that he organized for fellow New Jersey and New York motorcyclists.
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Malcolm Forbes had a stable of motorcycles but was partial to Harley-Davidson machines.
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Malcolm Forbes was known for his gift of Purple Passion, a Harley-Davidson, to actress Elizabeth Taylor.
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Malcolm Forbes was instrumental in getting legislation passed to allow motorcycles on the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey.
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Malcolm Forbes was married for thirty-nine years to Roberta Remsen Laidlaw before their divorce in 1985.
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In March 1990, soon after his death, OutWeek magazine published a story with the cover headline "The Secret Gay Life of Malcolm Forbes", by Michelangelo Signorile, which alleged Forbes was a gay man.
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Signorile was critical of the media for helping Malcolm Forbes publicize many aspects of his life while keeping his homosexuality a secret.
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Malcolm Forbes died in 1990 of a heart attack at age 70 at his home, Timberfield, in Far Hills, New Jersey.
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Malcolm Forbes was pronounced dead by his friend and physician Dr Oscar Kruesi.