death_date death_place birth_place nationality name birth_date spouse known_for article_title birth_name
06 april 2009 new york city , new york new york city , new york , united states american dorothy cullman 18 february 1918 charles -lrb- 1963 -- her death -rrb- benenson -lrb- 1942 -- -rrb- lewis b. cullman philanthropy dorothy cullman
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dorothy cullman

dorothy cullman -lrb- february 18 , 1918 -- april 6 , 2009 -rrb- was an american television producer and philanthropist .
she and her husband , lewis b. cullman , contributed a combined $ 250 million to numerous organizations over forty years .
she served on the boards of several arts-related organizations , and produced several television programs which were broadcast on wnet .
in 2006 the museum of modern art in new york named a building after her ; the lewis b. and dorothy cullman education and research building .
