Robert Nederlander

Robert Elliot Nederlander Sr. (born April 10, 1933) is an American attorney and businessman who served as the president of the Nederlander Organization, which has been involved in the live theatre industry since the early 20th century. He is also the former managing general partner of the New York Yankees. He served in this role during the suspension of George Steinbrenner.

Early life and education Nederlander was born on April 10, 1933, to a Jewish family in Detroit, Michigan, the youngest of six children born to Sarah (née Applebaum) and David T. "D.T." Nederlander. His father bought his first live theater in 1905, the Fisher Theater in Detroit and founded the family company, the Nederlander Organization. He resigned from the role in 1993 to focus on other business ventures.

In 1990, when Steinbrenner was banned from the Yankees for his association with a known gambler (whom he had hired to find dirt on Dave Winfield), Nederlander resigned from the role, effective December 31, 1991, and was succeeded by Joe Molloy.

Personal life Nederlander was married and divorced twice They divorced in 2007. Robert Nederlander Jr.,

Nederlander's second wife, theater and television producer Gladys Nederlander, died in 2008 at the age of 83.