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Leona Helmsley

He helped Martha Stewart, Leona Helmsley, Michael Milken and other white-collar criminals win lighte...

Apr 24, 2026 • nytimes.com

'Queen Of Mean' Leona Helmsley's Billion-Dollar Estate Battle To Be Explored In Jaw-Dropping REELZ Documentary

Iconic billionaire real estate developer Leona Helmsley was the flamboyant, tyrannical and unapologe...

Oct 08, 2021 • radaronline

Hotel Mogul, 'Queen of Mean' Leona Helmsley

Leona Helmsley, 87, a self-made businesswoman who helped run the $5 billion New York real estate and...

Aug 20, 2007 • Washington Post

A Whiff of Woof: Leona Helmsley’s Dog-Entrusted Bro Buys $2 M. Co-op

Leona Helmsley, an icon of ’80s-era superciliousness and a glowing tribute to the timeless Manhatt...

Jan 27, 2009 • Observer

Exorcising Leona From the Helmsley Hotel She Made Famous

The New York Helmsley Hotel, that 775-room inn trapped in a design hell of 1980s Greed-Is-Good glamo...

Jun 16, 2009 • Observer

Leona Helmsley Dances From The Grave in New Musical

Since the early days of Donald Trump’s political rise, mental health experts have argued over the ...

Sep 14, 2008 • The Village Voice

Executors of Leona Helmsley’s Estate to Get $100 Million Payday

Twelve years after the death of Leona Helmsley, a Manhattan Surrogate’s Court judge has awarded a ...

Aug 27, 2019 • Wall Street Journal

Leona Helmsley's $12 Million Dog Enters Tax Debate

When Leona Helmsley left her dog Trouble a $12 million trust fund, she probably wasn't worried about...

Dec 02, 2010 • Wall Street Journal

Leona Helmsley Leaves Billions to Canine Care

The Times today has a lengthy story about how Leona Helmsley directed her $5 billion to $8 billion d...

Jul 02, 2008 • New York Magazine

Trump Nemesis and ‘Queen of Mean’ Leona Helmsley Subject of Juicy New Documentary (EXCLUSIVE)

A juicy new documentary about the life and public battles of late real estate mogul Leona Helmsley i...

May 25, 2022 • Yahoo

Leona Helmsley estate executors say they are being cheated out of $90M

The executors charged with handling Leona Helmsley’s billion dollar estate say the New York State ...

Jan 03, 2017 • The Real Deal

Leona Helmsley’s executors gripe about ‘unfair’ estate fee

The four men managing billionaire Leona Helmsley’s estate — including two of her grandsons — s...

Jan 02, 2017 • New York Post

Exclusive Footage of a New Documentary About Leona Helmsley, Who Partied With Trump and Was Brought Down by Guiliani

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Dec 05, 2016 • Yahoo

$100 million payout from Leona Helmsley’s fortune put on hold

The four men who manage the $5.4 billion fortune left by hotel heiress Leona Helmsley are trying to ...

Oct 12, 2014 • New York Post

Leona Helmsley’s Greenwich mansion listed for $65M

The Connecticut mansion that belonged to Leona Helmsley is on the market for $65 million after a thr...

Jul 29, 2014 • Page Six

Who Wants to Buy Leona Helmsley’s $65 Million Haunted Mansion?

Here’s something that sounds like a great idea: paying $65 million to live in the mansion that fea...

Jul 29, 2014 • Vanity Fair

The $12 Million Maltese

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Aug 30, 2007 • Slate

Leona Helmsley goes to prison and her husband orders lights off on the Empire State Building as a symbolic gesture in 1992

A mourning Harry Helmsley ordered the Empire State Building lights to switch off last night as his w...

Apr 13, 2015 • New York Daily News

Battle Involving Leona Helmsley Estate Spotlights Issue of Executor Pay

A legal battle in New York highlights an aspect of estate planning that often gets little attention ...

Jan 29, 2016 • Wall Street Journal

Real Estate Mogul Leona Helmsley to be Made Subject of Documentary

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May 25, 2022 • collider

Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean - Where to Watch

About to dive into 'Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean' right from your couch? We’ve rounded up way...

Jan 17, 2017 • Moviefone

Hotelier Leona Helmsley dies at 87

NEW YORK -- Leona Helmsley, who ran a $5 billion hotel and real estate empire with her husband but s...

Aug 20, 2007 • Brattleboro Reformer

NYC billionaire Leona Helmsley's money to save lives across Iowa

A $6.3 million grant to the Iowa Department of Health will be used to help save the lives of people ...

Jan 20, 2016 • KCCI Des Moines

Leona Helmsley " ‘queen of mean’ " dies at 87

NEW YORK (AP) ” Leona Helmsley, the hotelier who went to prison as a tax cheat and was reviled as ...

Aug 20, 2007 • Post Independent Citizen Telegram

Natalie Joy Johnson Will Bring QUEEN OF MEAN: THE RISE AND FALL OF LEONA HELMSLEY to 54 Below

54 Below will present Queen of Mean: The Rise and Fall of Leona Helmsley on Sunday, May 17 at 7pm. T...

Apr 16, 2026 • BroadwayWorld

Queen of Mean: The Rise and Fall of Leona Helmsley, feat. Natalie Joy Johnson & more! at 54 Below

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May 17, 2026 • BroadwayWorld

Leona Helmsley reincarnated

Leona Helmsley has returned to life and lives in Aspen. A few readers may recall that Helmsley once ...

Mar 22, 2022 • The Aspen Times

Hotelier Leona Helmsley, reviled as 'queen of mean,' dies at 87

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Aug 20, 2007 • San Mateo Daily Journal

What Are the Lessons of Leona Helmsley’s Bequest?

Leona Helmsley’s bequest of $4-billion to a foundation to care for dogs is one of the dumbest gift...

Sep 03, 2008 • The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Judge Redistributes Leona Helmsley’s Estate to Charity

The Manhattan Surrogate Court has channeled $10-million of the $12-million the hotel mogul Leona Hel...

Jun 16, 2008 • The Chronicle of Philanthropy