Key Background. Born in Cleveland in 1926, Charles Dolan moved with his wife Helen to New York City in the early 1950s to work for a television news service.

But Patrick Dolan, one of Charles’ sons, purchased Newsday Media Group back in later years. Another son, James L. Dolan, served as CEO of Cablevision from 1995 until 2016, when the company was sold.

Charles Dolan, a billionaire television pioneer who founded HBO, AMC and Cablevision, has died. He was 98.

Charles Francis Dolan was born in Cleveland on Oct. 16, 1926. His father was “sort of a self-educated mechanical inventor,” in Mr. Dolan’s words, patenting an anti-theft device for automobiles.

According to Forbes, Dolan and his family have a net worth of 5.4 billion at the time of his death. Read the original article on People Bobby Bank/WireImage Charles Dolan in October 2011.

Charles F. Dolan, who founded some of the most prominent U.S. media companies including Home Box Office Inc. and Cablevision Systems Corp., has died at age 98, according to a news report.

Charles Dolan, who founded some of the most prominent U.S. media companies including New York-based Cablevision and HBO, has died at age 98. Latest U.S.