About Lin Arison
Lived 1937 – 2025 (aged 88). Lin Arison was an American writer.
Marilyn Barbara Arison (May 10, 1937 – October 1, 2025) was an American philanthropist who was the co-founder of the National YoungArts Foundation and the New World Symphony. She was the widow of Ted Arison, founder of Carnival Cruise Lines, and a real estate investor in Florida.
Arison was an arts education advocate and a philanthropist. In 2007, she published a book about Van Gogh and impressionism, featuring her personal travel memoir alongside photographs by Neil Folberg.
She was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama at the White House on July 10, 2013. Arison died on October 1, 2025, at the age of 88.
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Who was Lin Arison?
American philanthropist
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Lin Arison was born on 10 May 1937.
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Lin Arison died on 1 October 2025.
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Lin Arison was a writer.
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Lin Arison was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Lin Arison. https://biography.guide/lin-arison/
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