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Jean Paul Getty's eldest son, George Franklin Getty's grandson, was named George Franklin Getty II (1924–1973). He was an executive in the Getty Oil company until his death, which the L.A. County coroner ruled a probable suicide. [4]
George Getty (1855–1930), American lawyer, married Sarah Catherine McPherson Risher (1853–1941) J. Paul Getty (1892–1976), wealthy American industrialist and founder of Getty Oil, married five times and had five sons: 1. By his first, wife Jeanette Demont (1904–1986), J. Paul Getty fathered: George Franklin Getty II (1924–1973).
His succession of marriages and divorces so distressed his father that Getty inherited only $500,000 of the $10 million fortune his father left at the time of his death in 1930. Getty was left with one-third of the stock from George Getty Inc., while his mother received the remaining two-thirds, giving her a controlling interest.
The memory of the murder, buried in her mind for 20 years, came back in a flash. Eileen Franklin-Lipsker suddenly knew who had killed her childhood best friend, 8-year-old Susan Nason, who was ...
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U.S. President George W. Bush reacts during the inaugural parade in Washington, January 20, 2005. ... Harry S. Truman takes the oath of office after the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt on Thursday ...
The Getty family's wealth was the result of the oil business founded by George Franklin Getty. One of his sons, Mark Getty, co-founded the visual media company Getty Images. At birth, he was given the name Eugene Paul Getty, but in later life, he adopted other names, including Paul Getty, John Paul Getty, Jean Paul Getty Jr. and John Paul Getty II.
He had previously worked in the oil fields of Oklahoma along with his father George Getty. When George died, he left J. Paul with $500,000 and a projection that he would destroy the family business. [1] Starting in 1949, J. Paul Getty negotiated a 30-year concession in the neutral zone between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Gordon Getty and his ...