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Alfred Schiffer Bloomingdale (April 15, 1916 – August 23, 1982) was an American businessman who launched the credit card business Dine and Sign, was chairman of Diners Club, and became known as "father of the credit card." He was an heir to the Bloomingdale's department store fortune and the lover of murdered mistress Vicki Morgan.
- Father of the credit card
- Betty Lee Newling (m. 1946-1982; his death)
Victoria Lynn Morgan (August 9, 1952 – July 7, 1983) was the mistress of Alfred S. Bloomingdale, heir to the Bloomingdale's department store fortune. The details of their tumultuous relationship became known after Morgan sued Bloomingdale's estate for palimony in 1982.
- Homicide
- July 7, 1983 (aged 30), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Victoria Lynn Morgan, August 9, 1952, Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills
Aug 24, 1982 · Alfred S. Bloomingdale, for years the head of the Diners' Club and a key figure in the growth of the credit card business, died Friday night of cancer at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica,...
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Features. The Woman Who Knew Too Little. Alfred Bloomingdale’s mistress, Vicki Morgan, died, say the rumor mills, because she knew too many secrets. DOMINICK DUNNE reports from the murder...
- Dominick Dunne
Jul 20, 2016 · Her late husband, Alfred Bloomingdale, an heir to the New York department-store fortune and co-founder of the Diners Club, was among the group of tycoons known as the “Kitchen Cabinet,” who...
Aug 26, 1982 · Alfred S. Bloomingdale, the millionaire businessman, left his entire estate to his wife and a family trust, according to a will released Tuesday. Mr. Bloomingdale, a confidant of President...
Alfred Schiffer Bloomingdale. Birth. 15 Apr 1916. New York, New York County, New York, USA. Death. 23 Aug 1982 (aged 66) Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Burial. Holy Cross Cemetery. Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map. Plot. Section W, Tier 37, Grave 78. Memorial ID. 5251. · View Source. Suggest Edits.
