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Jean Paul Getty Sr. ( / ˈɡɛti /; December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976) was an American-born British petroleum industrialist who founded the Getty Oil Company in 1942 and was the patriarch of the Getty family. [1] A native of Minneapolis, he was the son of pioneer oilman George Getty. In 1957, Fortune magazine named him the wealthiest living ...
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Apr 2, 2014 · Getty married starlet Ann Rork in 1932, and fathered two more sons, Eugene Paul (later John Paul Getty Jr.) and Gordon Peter. Getty's fifth and final wife was singer Louise "Teddy" Lynch. They ...
Mar 6, 2024 · J. Paul Getty Museum. J. Paul Getty (born December 15, 1892, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.—died June 6, 1976, Sutton Place, Surrey, England) was an American oil billionaire reputed to be the richest man in the world at the time of his death. He owned a controlling interest in the Getty Oil Company and in nearly 200 other concerns.
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Dec 22, 2017 · It was only after Scarpa learned that J. Paul Getty was the richest man in the world at the time—worth approximately $2 billion—and still refused to pay his grandson’s ransom of $17 million ...
Feb 8, 2011 · By Bruce Weber. Feb. 7, 2011. J. Paul Getty III, who was a grandson of the oil baron once believed to be the richest man in the world and who achieved tragic notoriety in 1973 when he was ...
Jul 5, 2022 · J. Paul made his first million at age 23, and turned oil into gold by the billions. James Reginato's book, Growing Up Getty, is an exhaustive account of how the rich are different from you and me ...
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Jul 18, 2022 · J PAUL GETTY: I always wish that I had a better personality, could entertain people better, was a better conversationalist, always worried I might be a little on the dull side as a companion.
