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John Paul Getty III (/ ˈ ɡ ɛ t i /; born Eugene Paul Getty II; November 4, 1956 – February 5, 2011) [1] was the grandson of American oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, who was once the richest man in the world. While living in Rome in 1973, he was kidnapped by the 'Ndrangheta and held for a $17 million ransom. His grandfather was reluctant to pay ...
All the Money in the World is a 2017 biographical crime thriller film directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Scarpa.Based on John Pearson's 1995 book Painfully Rich: The Outrageous Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Heirs of J. Paul Getty, it depicts the events surrounding the 1973 kidnapping of John Paul Getty III and the refusal of his grandfather, the multi-billionaire oil tycoon J ...
John Paul Getty III, December 21, 1973. Keystone/Getty As the negotiations dragged on, the original kidnappers lost patience and several sold their position in the Paul Kidnapping Enterprise to ...
Trust is an American drama television series created by Simon Beaufoy that premiered on March 25, 2018 on FX.The 10-episode series, written by Beaufoy and directed by Danny Boyle and others, is set in 1973 and recounts the abduction of John Paul Getty III, then-heir to Getty Oil, while he was in Italy.
Gordon P. Getty, 88, is J. Paul Getty's fourth son and heir. Though he originally entered the oil business himself, he preferred to make his career as a classical music composer.
By the time the kidnapping took place, during July 1973, the relationship with Getty had intensified. Following the child's release after five months (believed to have been in return for a large ransom payment from an enraged grandfather) Gisela Zacher and Paul Getty were in love. [15] They married towards the end of 1974. [13]
Piromalli was one of the men charged with the kidnap of John Paul Getty III on July 10, 1973, in Rome. [14] The ransom initially demanded was $17 million (equivalent to $117 million in 2023 [15]) for his safe return. However, the family suspected a ploy by the rebellious teenager to extract money from his miserly grandfather. [16]
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