Ted Turner, RIP

Ted Turner, the media mogul who launched CNN, has died, aged 87.

Ted will be remembered for his fantastic contribution to education through his famous Ted talks and for setting up the well known Turner Prize for artists. He was also the inspiration for the detective, played by Tom Hanks, in the film Turner and Hooch.

Ted is survived by his pop-icon daughter Tina Turner and his brother, British romantic painter JMW Turner.

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