| 词条 | Ivan Sergeyevich Obolensky |
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| name = Prince Ivan Sergeyevich Obolensky | image = USMC-08492.jpg | image_size = | caption = Prince Ivan (far left) addresses the Soldiers’, Sailors’, Marines’, Coast Guard and Airmen’s Club, 2012 | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1925|5|15}} | birth_place = London, England | death_date = {{death date and age|2019|01|29|1925|5|15|df=y}} | death_place = Manhattan, New York, U.S. | death_cause = | resting_place = | education = St. George's School | alma_mater = Yale University | spouse = {{marriage|Claire Elizabeth McGinnis |1949|1956|reason=div}} {{marriage|Mary Elizabeth Morris |1959|2006|reason=her death}} | children = 4 | parents = Sergei Platonovich Obolensky Ava Alice Muriel Astor | relatives = See Astor family }}Prince Ivan Sergeyevich Obolensky (15 May 1925 – 29 January 2019) was an American New York City-based financial analyst and corporate officer. He was previously commissioned in the United States Navy, serving as a Flight Lieutenant, and has also been a publisher.[1] He died on 29 January 2019.[1] Early lifeObolensky was born in London, Middlesex, on 15 May 1925, to Sergei Platonovich "Serge" Obolensky and Ava Alice Muriel Astor. Paternally, he belonged to the Obolensky family of Russian princes who trace their lineage to the Rurikid rulers of Russia who preceded the Romanov emperors. Through his mother, he was a great-great-great-grandson of John Jacob Astor and the elder grandson of John Jacob Astor IV, who died on the RMS Titanic.[1] Ivan was educated at St. George's School in Newport, Rhode Island, and graduated from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1947. While at Yale, he was a member of St. Elmo, a senior secret society. CareerAfter Yale, Obolensky became a writer working for Telavid Inc. Imports, and went on to serve with the United States Navy as a pilot. In 1957, he formed a publishing firm McDowell, Obolensky Inc. with a partner, David McDowell. The firm published James Agee's Pulitzer Prize novel, A Death in the Family (1957), and was the U.S. publisher for Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart (1959). It was dissolved in 1960. Obolensky then formed a second publishing house, Ivan Obolensky, Inc. This firm continued through 1965, when he joined the investment banking firm of A. T. Brod & Company as a partner.[2]The publishing house continued until 1968 under the name Astor-Honor. Throughout his main career on Wall Street as a financial analyst, Obolensky covered many prestigious accounts. He was Vice President of Moseley, Hallgarten, Estabrook & Weeden Inc., Stock brokers and Vice President of Shields & Company. Obolensky was an active member of the philanthropic community in New York. He was, for many years, an active supporter of the Soldiers', Sailors', Marines', Coast Guard and Airmen's Club,[3] and New York's International Debutante Ball,[4] which benefits the club. He was also Treasurer of the Russian Nobility Association in America, Inc.,[5] and the US Prior of the Orthodox Order of St. John.[6] Personal lifeObolensky first married in New York City on October 10, 1949 to Claire Elizabeth McGinnis (1929–2015).[7][8] Claire was educated at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in San Francisco, the Finch Junior College in Manhattan, and at Miss Burke's School in San Francisco. She was the daughter of Felix Signoret McGinnis (1883–1945), vice-president of the Southern Pacific Company, and Clara (née Leonhardt) McGinnis (1887–1984). Before their divorce in 1956,[9] Ivan and Claire were the parents of one daughter and two sons:
After their divorce, Claire married designer and art advisor Garrick C. Stephenson (1927–2007).[12][13] On October 22, 1959, Obolensky married for the second time to Mary Elizabeth Morris (1934–2006).[14][15] Together, they were the parents of one son:
DescendantsThrough his son David, he was the grandfather of Princess Natalya Elizabeth Davidovna Obolensky (b. 1984) and Princess Octavia Willing Davidovna Obolensky (b. 1989). DeathPrince Ivan died on 29 January 2019. His funeral was held at The Church of the Incarnation in New York City.[16] See also
References1. ^{{cite web|title=IVAN OBOLENSKY Obituary|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?n=ivan-obolensky&pid=191409901|accessdate=1 February 2019}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite news |title=The Media Business: Financial Analyst of Publishing Companies Who's Done a Thing or Two |author=Edwin McDowell |date=9 October 1989 |work=New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/09/business/media-business-financial-analyst-publishing-companies-who-s-done-thing-two.html|quote=Even if there were such a thing as a typical Wall Street investment banker, Ivan Obolensky, the senior vice president of research for Josephthal & Company, would not be it. That is, not unless the typical investment banker was also the London-born son of a Russian prince and a grandson of John Jacob Astor, who is said to have been the wealthiest man in America when he went down with the Titanic. Mr. Obolensky, 64 years old, is also a Yale graduate, novelist, former United States Navy pilot and one-time book publisher whose first list produced James Agee's Pulitzer Prize novel, A Death in the Family. .....}} 3. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704380504575530460412010040 |title=A Welcome Mat for Soldiers and Sailors |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=4 October 2010}} 4. ^{{cite news |url=http://observer.com/2010/12/the-luckiest-girls-in-the-world-white-tie-endures-at-the-international-debutante-ball/ |title=The Luckiest Girls in the World |work=The New York Observer |date=30 December 2010}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Officers|url=http://www.russiannobility.org/member.aspx|publisher=Russian Nobility Association Website|accessdate=20 January 2014}} 6. ^{{cite web|last=Cardile|first=Paul|title=Charity, Good Deeds, Culture: The Knights of the Orthodox Order of St. John, Russian Grand Priory|url=http://www.socialregisteronline.com/#!charitygooddeedsculture/c1sw3|publisher=Social Register|accessdate=20 January 2014}} 7. ^{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Claire Obolensky Excommunicated After Wedding in Russian Church |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1949/10/14/archives/claire-obolensky-excommunicated-after-wedding-in-russian-church.html |quote=The New York Roman Catholic Archdiocese announced yesterday the excommunication from the church of the former Miss Claire Elizabeth McGinnis, who was married here on Monday to Ivan Obolensky. |work=New York Times |date=14 October 1949 |accessdate=26 October 2010 }} 8. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Staff|title=Claire McGinnis Stephenson|url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/local-obituaries/claire-mcginnis-stephenson/xGEafwAN7lIO5MIUL6duKO/|accessdate=23 April 2018|work=Palm Beach Daily News|date=April 24, 2015|language=en}} 9. ^http://www.howardmcginnis.com/retrospect/index.php?m=family&id=I34655 10. ^{{cite news|title=Obituary for William D. Folwick|url=https://www.startribune.com/obituaries/detail/198207/?fullname=william-d-folwick|accessdate=23 April 2018|work=Star Tribune|date=May 14, 2017}} 11. ^{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/02/01/style/mary-catherine-hicks-engaged.html | work=New York Times | title=Mary Catherine Hicks Engaged | date=1 February 1981 |quote=Mary Catherine Hicks and David Ivanovich Obolensky plan to be married March 21. Announcement of their engagement has been made by Mr. and Mrs. George Thomas Hicks of Nashville, parents of the future bride. Her fiance is the son of Mrs. Garrick C. Stephenson and Ivan Obolensky, both of New York, and a descendant of the original John Jacob Astor..... His father is a vice-president of Moseley, Hallgarten, Estabrook & Weeden Inc., stockbrokers. The future bridegroom is a grandson of Clara Leonhardt of San Francisco, the late Felix S. McGinnis, who was a vice president of the Southern Pacific Railroad; the late Ava Astor, and the late Serge Obolensky of New York, who ran his own public relations concern.| accessdate=5 May 2010}} 12. ^{{cite news|title=Paid Notice: Deaths STEPHENSON, GARRICK C.|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E05E5D9163AF93AA35751C0A9619C8B63|accessdate=23 April 2018|work=The New York Times|date=9 February 2007}} 13. ^{{cite news|last1=Korb|first1=Priscila|title=Southampton Estate of Late Designer Garrick C. Stephenson Put on the Market|url=https://patch.com/new-york/southampton/southampton-estate-late-designer-garrick-c-stephenson-put-market-0|accessdate=23 April 2018|work=Southampton, NY Patch|date=27 August 2015}} 14. ^{{cite web|title=Paid Notice: Deaths OBOLENSKY, MARY ELIZABETH MORRIS|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CEEDF173AF937A1575BC0A9609C8B63|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=August 2006}} 15. ^http://bellevueholidayrentals.com/russianaristocracy/600.html 16. ^http://russiannobility.org/2019/01/29/passing-of-ivan-sergeievich-obolensky/ External links
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