Marilyn "Lin" Arison (born May 10, 1937) is the co-founder of the National YoungArts Foundation and the New World Symphony.[1][2] She is the widow of Ted Arison, founder of Carnival Cruise Lines, and a real estate investor in Florida.[3]
Marilyn Arison | |
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Born | Marilyn Barbara Arison May 10, 1937 |
Spouse | |
Children | 3, Including Micky and Shari |
Arison is an arts education advocate and a philanthropist.[4] In 2007, she published a book about Van Gogh and impressionism,[5] featuring her personal travel memoir alongside photographs by Neil Folberg.[6][7]
Arison was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama at the White House on July 10, 2013.[8]
In 1967, Ted married his second wife, Marilyn, known as Lin, and eventually adopted her son Michael.