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Name: William Levitt
Birth Date: February 11, 1907
Death Date: January 28, 1994
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
Place of Death: Manhasset, New York, United States of America
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: real estate developer

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Biography of William Levitt
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William Levitt (1907-1994) gained national attention as the man who mass produced houses at a rate of one every 16 minutes. He was introduced to Americans on the July 3, 1950 cover of Time magazine as the "cocky rambunctious hustler" prone to...


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William Jaird Levitt (February 11, 1907 - January 28, 1994), is the real-estate developer widely credited as the father of modern American suburbia. He certainly did not invent the building of communities of affordable single-family homes within driving...


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The Washington Post
William J. Levitt, Pioneer Of Postwar Suburbia, Dies
01/30/1994: 851 words, approx. 3 pages
William J. Levitt, 86, whose notion of affordable suburban houses led to the development of Levittown on New York's Long Island and the post-World War II creation of modern suburbia, died of kidney failure Jan. 28 at a hospital here. Mr. Levitt built...
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The Village Voice
Levitt or Leave It
07/05/2006: 383 words, approx. 1 pages
Lavittown By Marc Palmieri Axis Theatre 1 Sheridan Square 212-352-3101 Levitt or Leave It Little boxes on Long Island and they all look just the same We don't typically quibble with Leo Tolstoy, but are unhappy families...
 


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