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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.
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1892-12-15
Deathday1976-06-06 (83 years old)
Birth PlaceMinneapolis, United States
RelationshipsAnn Rork Light (1932 - 1936), Adolphine Helmle (1928 - 1932), Theodora Getty Gaston (1939 - 1958), Jeannette Dumont (1923 - 1926)
SpouseAllene Ashby
ChildrenTimothy Getty, Jean Ronald Getty, George Franklin Getty II, Gordon Getty, John Paul Getty Jr.
FatherGeorge Getty
MotherSarah Catherine McPherson Risher
SiblingsGertrude Lois Getty
CitizenshipsUnited States
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