Rupert Murdoch's Mother Dead at 103

Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, mother of media mogul Rupert, has died at her Australia home at age 103, the Australian reports. Murdoch was an 18-year-old debutante when a photo of her in a magazine was spotted by editor Keith Murdoch, 42. The newspaperman and his wife were married 24 years and had four children. Murdoch devoted her life to philanthropy, the arts, and helping others through charity and community work. After she was widowed at age 43, she started working with the Royal Children's Hospital, where she would serve for 33 years, ultimately as its president. (More Elisabeth Murdoch stories.)