Felicia Taylor
Felicia Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 28, 1964 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 8, 2023 (aged 59) Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Anchor-correspondent |
| Spouses | Charles Beall Schuster
(m. 1995, divorced)Peter Gottsegen (m. 2021) |
| Parent(s) | Rod Taylor Mary Hilem |
| Family | Arthur Rubloff (stepfather) |
Felicia Rodrica Sturt Taylor (August 28, 1964 – September 8, 2023) was an American anchor-correspondent who worked for CNN International's World Business Today, and contributed to the Business Updates unit for CNN. She was the co-host of Retirement Living TV's Daily Cafe until November 2009.
Biography
[edit]Felicia Taylor was the daughter of Australian-born actor Rod Taylor[1] and his second wife, fashion model Mary Hilem.[2] After her parents divorced, her mother married Chicago real estate developer Arthur Rubloff, who adopted Felicia.[1][3] In 1986, Rubloff died and her mother married Florida real estate developer Lewis M. Schott in 1994.[1][4][5] Her stepsister, Victoria (née Schott) de Rothschild, is the second and former wife of British financier Sir Evelyn de Rothschild. A graduate (BA) of Northwestern University, Taylor was a business news anchor and a correspondent for CNN International, and CNBC. Prior to CNBC, she was weekend anchor on WNBC-TV in New York. She joined WNBC in 1998 and left in September 2006. Before WNBC, Taylor worked at the Financial News Network, Financial Times TV in London.
Personal life and death
[edit]On March 25, 1995, Taylor married Charles Beall Schuster, a bond salesman.[1] They later divorced. In November 2021, she married Peter Gottsegen, a founder of CAI Private Equity, and former General Partner of Salomon Brothers, who survived her.
Taylor died in Palm Beach, Florida, on September 8, 2023, at the age of 59.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Weddings; Mary H. Rubloff, Lewis M. Schott". The New York Times. September 4, 1994.
- ^ "Washington Life Magazine: May 2005: Around Town". www.washingtonlife.com.
- ^ "A Day In The Life of a Socialite". The Palm Beach Post. January 10, 1990.
Felicia's father was actor Rod Taylor. Rubloff had met him on a blind date while living in California, but the marriage only lasted a few years. When she married Arthur Rubloff (whom she also met on a blind date) in 1980, Rubloff adopted Felicia.
- ^ "Lewis Schott". The New York Times. February 26, 2017.
- ^ "Mary Schott". Palm Beach Post. March 10, 2009.
- ^ "Felicia Taylor, former CNN, CNBC business correspondent, dies at 59". Palm Beach Daily News.