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  1. Thomas Boone Pickens Jr. (May 22, 1928 – September 11, 2019) was an American business magnate and financier. Pickens chaired the hedge fund BP Capital Management. He was a well-known takeover operator and corporate raider during the 1980s. As of November 2016, Pickens had a net worth of $500 million.

  2. May 18, 2024 · T. Boone Pickens (born May 22, 1928, Holdenville, Oklahoma, U.S.—died September 11, 2019, Dallas, Texas) was an American businessman who, after founding his own company in the 1950s, amassed a personal fortune as a petroleum executive. In the 21st century, however, he reinvented himself as an unlikely advocate of using a mix of natural gas ...

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  3. Sep 11, 2019 · Sept. 11, 2019. T. Boone Pickens Jr., the swashbuckling Texas oil-and-gas entrepreneur whose storied life cast him in the disparate roles of corporate raider, defender of shareholder rights,...

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  4. Sep 11, 2019 · New York CNN Business —. Legendary oil man T. Boone Pickens, whose investments helped shape the American energy industry going back to the 1950s, has died at the age of 91. Pickens, a...

  5. www.forbes.com › profile › t-boone-pickensT. Boone Pickens - Forbes

    Mar 4, 2013 · Learn about the life and career of T. Boone Pickens, a billionaire oil and gas tycoon and former corporate raider. See his net worth, personal stats, related people and companies, and news articles.

  6. Sep 12, 2019 · Pickens was a brash and quotable corporate raider who made billions from oil and gas drilling and takeover attempts. He also championed renewable energy and donated to charity, but his wind farm plans failed and his net worth declined.

  7. Sep 11, 2019 · OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — T. Boone Pickens, a brash and quotable oil tycoon who grew even wealthier through corporate takeover attempts, died Wednesday. He was 91. Pickens was surrounded by friends and family when he died of natural causes under hospice care at his Dallas home, spokesman Jay Rosser said.

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