Who Is Merv Adelson Third Husband Of Barbara Walters, His Age, Spouse, Net Worth, Cause Of Death

Who Is Merv Adelson Third Husband Of Barbara Walters, His Age, Spouse, Net Worth, Cause Of Death

Merv Adelson was born on the 23rd of October in 1929, know his net worth

Adelson died in the city of Los Angeles on the 8th of September in 2015 due to cancer, at the age of 85.

Merv Adelson was an American real estate developer and also a television producer who co-founded Lorimar Television.

Who Is Merv Adelson Third Husband Of Barbara Walters, His Age, Spouse, Family, Net Worth, Cause Of Death

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Merv Adelson’s Family And Education

Adelson was born into a Jewish family. He hailed from Los Angeles and was born on 23rd October in, 1929 to his parents Nathan and Pearl Adelson. His parents immigrated from Russia and then settled in Nebraska. Merv worked in a grocery store run by his family as a child. He was married and then subsequently divorced 5 times.

Mervyn’s first wife was Lori Kaufman with whom he had a daughter and 2 sons named Ellen Adelson Ross, Andrew Adelson, and Gary Adelson. Lee’s second wife was Gail Kenaston, the adopted daughter of silent film star Billie Dove.

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His third wife was the television journalist, who was Barbara Walters to whom he was married from 1981 to 1984. They remarried again in 1986 and then divorced for 2nd time in 1992. They met on a blind date and Mervyn’s fourth wife was Thea Nesis with whom he had adopted 2 daughters, Lexi and Ava Nesis. All his marriages ended in divorce.

Merv Adelson Professional Career

In the middle of the 1950s, Adelson established himself in Las Vegas where he first met Irwin Molasky and Moe Dalitz. The trio was responsible for building the Las Vegas Country Club as well as what became Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center. Molasky and Adelson, later on, opened Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in early 1965. He soon left the business of the real estate industry and co-founded Lorimar Television with Molasky and Lee Rich in 1969.

Merv Adelson Net Worth

Merv was estimated to have a net worth of around $500,000 dollars as of 2022. His ex-wife Barbara Walters recently passed away on 30 December 2022 at the age of 93. She passed away in New York, United States, and her full name was Barbara Jill Walters and she was worth $170 million.

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