Conrad Black is a prominent and controversial British biographer, financier and former newspaper magnate. Black once owned the Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Telegraph and the Jerusalem Post. On July 13, 2007, he was convicted in the United States on three counts of mail fraud and one count of obstruction of justice.Chicago Sun-Times: Conrad Black jury delivers mixed verdict (July 13, 2007) In December 2007, Black was sentenced to 78 months in prison.CBCNews.ca: Conrad Black sentenced to 78 months in jail (December 10, 2007)
On July 15, 2009, Black's last bid to get bail pending his Supreme Court hearing was denied by Judge Amy St. Eve.http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/090715/national/conrad_black_bail
Fast Facts:
- Born: August 25, 1944 in Montreal, Canada
- Also known as Lord Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour
- 2001: Renounced Canadian citizenship
- Spouse: Barbara Amiel
- Alma Mater: Carleton University
- Received a J.D. from Laval University
- CEO of Hollinger International
- Authored the memoir: Conrad Black: A Life in Progress
- On the board of directors at Nixon Center, Sotheby's, CanWest Global Communications and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
- Founder of National Post
Conrad Black as an Author
In addition to the famous University thesis he wrote on Maurice Duplessishttp://archives.cbc.ca/politics/provincial_territorial_politics/topics/1461-9823/ (as well as the subsequent published editionshttp://www.amazon.com/Render-Unto-Caesar-Maurice-Duplessis/dp/1552630323/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247105404&sr=8-1), Conrad Black has written two biographies and an autobiography.
The first biography is a 1328 page work on President Roosevelt titled Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Champion of Freedomhttp://www.amazon.com/Franklin-Delano-Roosevelt-Champion-Freedom/dp/1586482823/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247105340&sr=8-1 and the second is an 1168 page book on President Nixon titled Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full.http://www.amazon.com/Richard-M-Nixon-Life-Full/dp/1586486748/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247105340&sr=8-3
His autobiography is titled A Life in Progress and was first published in 1993.http://www.amazon.com/Life-Progress-Conrad-Black/dp/1550136186/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247078961&sr=8-1
