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Ita Buttrose

Ita Buttrose was born on January 17, 1942 in Sydney, NSW Australia to Clare Rodgers and Charles Buttrose, and has siblings Julian Buttrose and William Buttrose.

Ita Buttrose

January 17, 1942

Sydney, NSW, Australia

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Ita Buttrose's History: 1942

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Introduction

Ita Clare Buttrose was born to Charles Oswald Buttrose, a journalist and, at one time, the editor of The Daily Mirror in Sydney, Australia, and Mary Clare Catherine Rodgers (1913-1994). She had brothers Julian Buttrose and William Gerald Buttrose (1944 - 2006). Ita's parents divorced while she was in her teens. Ita Buttrose married Alasdair Macdonald in 1963 and they divorced in 1976. They had two children. She then married Peter Sawyer in 1979. They divorced in 1981.
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January 17, 1942

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Sydney, NSW Australia

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Ethnicity & Family History

Ita is of Australian heritage.
Nationality & Locations

Born in Potts Point, News South Wales, Australia, until she turned 5 years old, the family lived in New York City in the United States, where her father was the New York correspondent for The Daily Mirror. The family moved back to Australia, where she has lived since then.
Religious Beliefs

She had Jewish ancestry on her mother's side.
Professional Career

Since 2019, she has been the Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Previously, Ita edited Cleo magazine and was editor of The Australian Women's Weekly, the Publisher of Australian Consolidated Press Women's Division, and Editor-In Chief of the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph. She was also the chairperson of the National Advisory Committee on AIDS and founded her own publishing company, Capricorn Publishing. Ita has also published nine books and was a regular on the television show "Beauty and the Beast" in the 1990s, as well as appearing on numerous television shows.
Personal Life & Family

Most notably, Ita has been a part of multiple corporations touting women's rights is the first woman Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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Ita Buttrose's Family Tree & Friends

Ita Buttrose's Family Tree

Clare Rodgers Sep 15, 1913 - Jan 9, 1994

Charles Buttrose Jun 13, 1909 - Jun 3, 1999

William Buttrose

Ita Buttrose born Jan 17, 1942

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Julian Buttrose Aug 8, 1938 - Jun 6, 2022

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Buttrose, Violet (Born 1910) Buttrose, William Buttrose, Priscilla Buttrose, Philip (Born 1919) Buttrose, John Buttrose, Agnes

Buttrose, Charles Buttrose, Julian (Aug 8, 1938 - Jun 6, 2022) Buttrose, William Buttrose, Charles Buttrose, Charles (Jun 13, 1909 - Jun 3, 1999)

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