Herman Milton Greenspun Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Herman "Hank" Milton Greenspun (August 27, 1909 – July 23, 1989) was the publisher of the Las Vegas Sun newspaper. He purchased the Sun in 1949, and served as its editor and publisher until his death. Greenspun was also a prominent real estate developer in the Las Vegas Valley.
Father (by Barbara Greenspun) also of actress Janie Greenspun.
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Owner and publisher of the Las Vegas Sun newspaper from 1950-1989. Started the first TV station in Nevada, KLAS-TV, which he sold to Howard Hughes in 1966.
Convicted with Al Schwimmer in 1950 of smuggling weapons to Israel in violation of the Neutrality Act. Greenspun was fined $10,000, and eventually pardoned by President John F. Kennedy. Schwimmer was barred from voting or employment by the federal government, and dishonorably discharged from the Air Force Reserve. He was pardoned by President Bill Clinton in 2001 as a favor to Greenspun's son, Brian.
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Fever Pitch
1985
Himself
Crime Inc.
1984
TV Series documentary
Himself, editor, Las Vegas Sun
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1966
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Where I Stand: The Hank Greenspun Story
2008
Documentary
Himself
Known for movies
Fever Pitch (1985) as Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1966) as Himself - Guest
Crime Inc. (1984) as Himself, editor, Las Vegas Sun
$600,000
