- Born
- Died
- Jean Paul Getty was born on December 15, 1892 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was married to Theodora Lynch, Ann Rork, Adolphine Helmle, Allene Ashby and Jeannette Demont. He died on June 6, 1976 in Surrey, England, UK.
- SpousesTheodora Lynch(September 14, 1939 - May 29, 1958) (divorced, 1 child)Ann Rork(December 1, 1932 - 1935) (divorced, 2 children)Adolphine Helmle(December 31, 1928 - August 4, 1932) (divorced, 1 child)Allene Ashby(1926 - 1928) (divorced)Jeannette Demont(October 2, 1923 - September 22, 1925) (divorced, 1 child)
- ChildrenGordon Peter GettyPaula EckstromTimothy Christopher Ware Getty
- ParentsGeorge Franklin GettySarah Catherine McPherson (Risher)
- RelativesAileen Getty(Grandchild)Andrew Getty(Grandchild)Ariadne Getty(Grandchild)Christopher Ronald Getty(Grandchild)John Paul Getty III(Grandchild)Mark Getty(Grandchild)Tara Gabriel Getty(Grandchild)Alexander Getty(Great Grandchild)Andrew Wilding(Great Grandchild)August Getty(Great Grandparent)Balthazar Getty(Great Grandchild)Caleb Wilding(Great Grandchild)Casper Getty(Great Grandchild)Joseph Getty(Great Grandchild)Julius Getty(Great Grandparent)Orlando Willem Pol Getty(Great Grandchild)Talitha Getty(Great Grandchild)Nats Getty(Great Grandchild)
- His first big break in the oil business occurred in 1915, when he purchased an interest in an oil lease on a farm south of Tulsa, Oklahoma for $500. His contemporaries thought him foolish, but 3 days after striking oil, he realized $11,850 from his share of the profits. By the age of 24, he had made his first $1 million.
- When he died in 1976, he left the Getty Museum in California 21% of Getty Oil stock, or approximately $700 million.
- In the aftermath of the stock market crash of 1929, he was able to purchase stocks at record low prices to continue to build his wealth. It was during the Depression that he was able to take over Tide Water Associated Oil Company, one of the 10 largest in America.
- He offered King Saud $9,500,000 plus a large share of the profits for oil concessions in the Middle East. His contemporaries thought him foolish, after dumping nearly $30 million into the venture. But by 1953, after one of history's largest oil strikes, he was enriched by several hundred million dollars.
- He received $200 per day from Warner Brothers to film Rebel Without a Cause (1955) at his empty Los Angeles Mansion.
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