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Armand Hammer (May 21, 1898: 16 – December 10, 1990) was an American business manager and owner. He spent decades with Occidental Petroleum in the mid 20th century. Called "Lenin's chosen capitalist" by the press, he was also known for his art collection and his close ties to the Soviet Union.
Michael Armand Hammer (September 8, 1955 – November 20, 2022) was an American businessman. He was the son of Julian Armand Hammer and the grandson of industrialist Armand Hammer.
Sep 2, 2022 · Get to know Julian Hammer, Armie Hammer's grandfather whose secrets are revealed in the 'House of Hammer' documentary.
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- Julius Hammer. While coverage of the Hammers tends to start with Armie’s great-grandfather Armand Hammer, Julius Hammer also played a role in the family’s history.
- Armand Hammer. Armand Hammer and Prince Charles in the 1980s. Armie’s great-grandfather Armand later invested in Occidental Petroleum, “reimagining himself as a self-made industrialist,” as Vanity Fair put it.
- Julian Hammer. Armie’s grandfather Julian “could never get [Armand’s] attention unless he resorted to really, really bad behavior,” Casey once said. Her memoir claims that that behavior includes allegedly abusing his family and allegedly killing a man in 1955 “over a gambling debt and supposed advances on his wife,” per Vanity Fair, although all charges were dropped for the latter accusation because Armand reportedly arranged for $50,000 to be sent to a lawyer.
- Michael Hammer. Michael Hammer in 2016. Julian’s son Michael is Armie’s father — and the oldest of Armand’s descendants still alive today. As Armie once recalled to The Hollywood Reporter, Michael had moved the family to the “f*cking paradise” of the Cayman Islands for some time, a period of 10 years, according to Vanity Fair.
Sep 2, 2022 · Armand, who came to the United States in the 1930s at a time of palpable disdain for communism, attempted to distance himself from his Russian wife, Olga, and son Julian, going so far as to take...
Mar 11, 2021 · Julius was a Russian immigrant living in the Bronx and a central member of the Communist Party of the United States, according to biographer Edward Jay Epstein, who published Dossier: The Secret...
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Apr 3, 1996 · Biography. Julian was born in 1929. He passed away in 1996. Julian was extremely bright, but Armand didn’t seem to care much for his only child, and passed him over entirely when he left Julian’s son his business empire. Julius was born about 1929. He was the son of Armand Hammer and Olga Von Root.
