About Doris Gibson
Lived 1910 – 2008 (aged 98). Doris Gibson was a Peruvian journalist.
Doris Gibson Parra del Riego (; 28 April 1910 – 23 August 2008) was a Peruvian magazine writer and publisher. She is most noted as the founder and editor of the Peruvian weekly news magazine Caretas. After Gibson and Gutiérrez had a heated argument, he rid himself of a full-size nude painting that he had executed of Gibson. He sold it to a well-off businessman. When she learned of the transaction, Gibson traveled to the businessman's house with a photographer and, on the pretext of needing daylight for a photograph, took the painting outside and promptly drove away with it. When the man later asked for its return, she responded, "I don't want to be nude in your house."
The government of Fernando Belaúnde Terry (1980–1985) awarded the magazine the Orden del Sol del Perú, in recognition of its services. The government of Alejandro Toledo (2001–2006) also awarded the magazine the Grand Cross of the .
Her grandson Marco Zilero Dougall was editor of the magazine when Doris Gibson Parra died in Lima.
Later life and death Gibson Parra entered a Peruvian clinic in August 2008 for treatment of pneumonia. She died there on 23 August 2008. She was predeceased by former husband Manlio Zileri. Peruvian President Alan García and several of his ministers attended her wake.
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Who was Doris Gibson?
Peruvian journalist (1910–2008)
When was Doris Gibson born?
Doris Gibson was born on 28 April 1910 in Lima.
When did Doris Gibson die?
Doris Gibson died on 23 August 2008 in Lima.
What was Doris Gibson's occupation?
Doris Gibson was a journalist.
What nationality was Doris Gibson?
Doris Gibson was Peruvian.
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