H. Joseph Allen

H. Joseph Allen (born July 19, 1941 in The Bronx, New York) is an American businessman and Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder.

H. Joseph Allen
Born (1941-07-19) July 19, 1941
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
OccupationBusinessman:
Newsprint production
Racehorse owner/breeder

A graduate of the University of Michigan, Allen is a partner with his cousin Peter M. Brant in the privately owned newsprint company, Brant-Allen Industries, Inc. He served as vice chairman and president of the company.

For a number of years Joseph Allen has been involved in Thoroughbred racing and with Peter Brant, owned Just A Game, winner of the 1980 Eclipse Award for American Champion Female Turf Horse.

Allen married 19 year old Barbara Tanner, in the early 1970s.[1] He bought her a 25 percent stake of Andy Warhol's Interview magazine, so she would have something to do. Fran Liebowitz, who was then an associate of Warhol, said the marriage was over as soon as Barbara joined the Warhol entourage.

References

  1. George Gurley (2007-03-26). "Barbara of Beekman Place". New York Observer. Retrieved 2019-08-05. “Once she was discovered by Andy, her marriage was essentially over,” Ms. Lebowitz said. “I mean, how can you keep ’em down on the farm? She started traveling around with Andy. She was his ‘girlfriend.’”
  • Profile - National Thoroughbred Racing Association


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