J. Paul Getty

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J. Paul Getty (1944)

Jean Paul Getty (born December 15, 1892 in Minneapolis , Minnesota , USA , † June 6, 1976 in Woking , Surrey , United Kingdom ) was an American oil tycoon , industrialist and art patron . He was in his time as the richest person in the world (1966 its assets amounted to 1.6 billion US dollars ).

Life

J. Paul Getty was a son of George Franklin Getty and his wife Sarah Risher. He was the founder of Getty Oil Co. , which has been part of Texaco Inc. since 1984 . In addition to his successful entrepreneurial activity, he was also an art collector and patron . In 1953 he founded the J. Paul Getty Museum Trust , which is still the sponsor of the Paul Getty Museum . The original building commissioned by Getty, the Getty Villa on the site of his own private home, now houses the museum's antiques department.

Getty died in 1976 in Sutton Place , his country house between Woking and Guildford in Surrey, England.

family

1923–1925 ⚭ Jeanette Demont (1904–1986)

1926–1928 ⚭ Allene Ashby (1909–1970), daughter of a Texan rancher

  • no children

1928–1932 ⚭ Adolphine Helmle (1910–2009), daughter of a German industrialist

1932–1935 ⚭ Ann Rork (1908–1988), daughter of a Hollywood producer.

1939–1958 ⚭ Louisa Theodora "Teddy" Lynch (1913–2017)

  • Timothy Getty (1946–1958), died at the age of twelve

On July 10, 1973, his grandson John Paul Getty III , son of John Paul Getty II, was kidnapped in Rome at the age of 16. The grandfather initially refused to pay the ransom because he suspected the kidnapping was just fake. The kidnappers then cut off one ear of John Paul and sent it to a newspaper. Afterwards Getty paid about 3.0 million US dollars . Media reports revealed that he was demanding that his son repay him $ 800,000 with interest.

2017, the movie was all the money in the world of Ridley Scott , who takes care of the kidnapping. Christopher Plummer plays J. Paul Getty in it. In the television series Trust by Danny Boyle from 2018 Getty is by Donald Sutherland embodies.

Fonts

  • The history of the bigger oil business of George FSF and J. Paul Getty from 1903 to 1939 . Los Angeles 1941.
  • Europe in the Eighteenth Century . [Santa Monica, Calif.] 1949.
  • with Ethel Le Vane; Collector's Choice. The Chronicle of an Artistic Odyssey through Europe . WH Allen, London 1955.
    • German: Forays of an art collector . Bruckmann, Munich 1957.
  • My Life and Fortunes . Duel, Sloan & Pearce, New York 1963.
  • The Joys of Collecting . Hawthorn Books, New York 1965.
  • How to be rich . Playboy Press, Chicago 1965.
    • German: This is how you make billions. Records and advice from the richest man in the world . Molden, Munich 1965
  • The Golden Age . Trident Press, New York 1968.
  • How to be a Successful Executive . Playboy Press, Chicago 1971.
  • As I See It. The Autobiography of J. Paul Getty . Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 1976. ISBN 0-13-049593-X

literature

  • Ralph Hewins: The richest American, J. Paul Getty . Dutton, New York 1960.
  • Robert Lenzner: The great Getty. The life and loves of J. Paul Getty - richest man in the world . Crown, New York 1985, ISBN 0-517-56222-7 .
  • Russel Miller: The Gettys . Econ, Düsseldorf 1986, ISBN 3-430-16736-1 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Norris & Ross McWhirter: Guinness Book of Records . 13th edition. London 1966, OCLC 39773499 , pp. 229 .
  2. ↑ http://www.getty.edu/about/whoweare/history.html
  3. ^ Jeannette Demont Jones (1904-1986) - Find a Grave ... Retrieved July 27, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Allene Gladys Ashby (1909-1970) - Find a Grave ... Retrieved July 27, 2020 .
  5. ^ Adolfine “Fini” Helmle Getty (1910-2009) - Find a ... Accessed July 27, 2020 .
  6. ^ Jean Ronald Getty (1929-2009) - Find a Grave ... Retrieved July 27, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Helen Ann Rork Light (1908-1988) - Find a Grave ... Retrieved July 27, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Teddy Getty Gaston, J. Paul Getty's Ex-Wife, Dies. Retrieved July 27, 2020 (English).
  9. ↑ Teddy Getty Gaston (1913-2017) - Find a Grave ... Retrieved July 27, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Bruce Weber: J. Paul Getty III, 54, Dies; Had Ear Cut Off by Captors. nytimes.com, February 7, 2011, accessed June 15, 2015 .
personal data
SURNAME Getty, J. Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Getty, Jean Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American oil tycoon, industrialist, and art patron
DATE OF BIRTH December 15, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH Minneapolis
DATE OF DEATH June 6, 1976
Place of death Sutton Place , Woking , Surrey