Eleanor Grace McClatchy (1895?1980) was an American newspaper executive, serving as president of the McClatchy newspapers from 1936 until 1978. ^[1]

She was the youngest daughter of Charles Kenny McClatchy . ^[2]

She was studying to be a playwright at Columbia University when her father asked her to take over the family business the "three Bees" ( The Sacramento Bee , The Modesto Bee and The Fresno Bee ).

Under her watch, the company expanded its interest to six daily newspapers, four radio stations and one television station. ^[3]

Her love for theatre continued and she was among the founders of the Sacramento Civic Repertory Theater in 1942 with the construction of the Eaglet Theater in 1949.

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