Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia

Birthdate: 3/11/31

Education: Oxford University

Facts:
Founder of News Corp. Ltd., which owns newspapers, magazines, book publishing houses, a movie studio (20th Century Fox) and a television network (Fox Broadcasting Company).

Marriage: Patricia Murdoch (divorced); Anna Murdoch (divorced); Wendi Deng

Children: Prudence (with Patricia Murdoch); Elisabeth, Lachlan, James (with Anna Murdoch)