| Sir John Paul Getty | |
| Born | Eugene Paul Getty September 7, 1932 |
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| Died | April 17, 2003 London |
| Spouse | Abigail "Gail" Harris (1956-64) Talitha Pol (1966-71) Victoria Holdsworth (1994-his death) |
| Children | John Paul Getty III (b. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Talitha Getty ( October 18, 1940 - July 14, 1971) was an Indonesia -born Dutch actress and regarded to some extent Jean Paul Getty III (born 4 November, 1956) was the first of four children of Paul Getty and Gail Harris 1956), Aileen Getty (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1957)[1], Mark Getty (b. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Mark Getty is a businessman He was born in England in 1960/1961 1960), Ariadne Getty (b. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1962), Tara Getty (b. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1968) |
| Parents | Jean Paul Getty, Sr. and Ann Rork |
| Relatives | Gordon Getty |
Sir John Paul Getty, KBE (September 7, 1932 – April 17, 2003) was a wealthy American-born British philanthropist and book collector. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean Paul Getty ( December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976) was an American industrialist and founder of the Getty Oil Company Gordon Peter Getty was born on December 20, 1934. He is the fourth child of oil tycoon J The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Philanthropy is the act of donating money goods services time and/or effort to support a socially beneficial cause with a defined objective and with no financial or material Book collecting is the Collecting of Books including seeking locating acquiring organizing cataloging displaying storing and maintaining whatever books are He was the son of Jean Paul Getty, Sr. (1892-1976), one of the richest men in the world at the time, and his wife Anne Rork. Jean Paul Getty ( December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976) was an American industrialist and founder of the Getty Oil Company Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
The family's wealth was the result of the oil business founded by George Franklin Getty. George Franklin Getty (b Maryland 17 October 1855-d 1930 was an American Lawyer and father of industrialist J At birth he was given the name Eugene Paul Getty, but in later life he adopted, and was better known by, the names Paul Getty, John Paul Getty, Jean Paul Getty, Jr. and John Paul Getty II.
His father expected him to prove himself: his first job was pumping gas for $100 a month. This page is about the physical properties of gas as a state of matter He attended Saint Ignatius High School and the University of San Francisco, but he did not graduate from college. University of San Francisco ( USF) is a private Jesuit Roman Catholic University in San Francisco California. College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. He was drafted into the U.S. Army to serve in Korea. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the
His first marriage was to Abigail "Gail" Harris, a former water polo champion. Water polo is a team water sport A team consists of six field players and one Goalkeeper. They divorced in 1966 or 1967, having had four children including John Paul Getty III and Mark Getty. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Jean Paul Getty III (born 4 November, 1956) was the first of four children of Paul Getty and Gail Harris Mark Getty is a businessman He was born in England in 1960/1961 He subsequently married the Dutch actress, model and style icon Talitha Pol (stepdaughter of Augustus John's daughter Poppet). The Dutch people ( Dutch:) are the dominant Ethnic group of the Netherlands. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A model is a person who is posed or displayed for the purpose of Art, Fashion, or other products and Advertising. Talitha Getty ( October 18, 1940 - July 14, 1971) was an Indonesia -born Dutch actress and regarded to some extent Augustus Edwin John OM, RA, (4 January 1878 &ndash 31 October 1961 was a Welsh painter draughtsman, and Etcher. She died of a heroin overdose in 1971; by her, he had another son Tara Gabriel Getty in 1968. Heroin ( INN: diacetylmorphine, BAN: diamorphine) is a semi-synthetic opioid synthesized from Morphine, a derivative The term drug overdose (or simply overdose or OD) describes the Ingestion or application of a Drug or other substance in quantities Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [2] A long-time Anglophile,[3] he became a British citizen in 1997. An Anglophile is a person who is fond of English culture and England in general In 1986, he was awarded an honorary knighthood for services to causes ranging from cricket (a sport he came to love despite his American upbringing), to art, to the Conservative Party. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. His honorary knighthood was converted to the full honour in 1998.
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Personal problems
Paul Getty moved to Rome as head of Getty Oil Italiana. In 1973 his son, Paul III, was kidnapped in Rome and held in the Calabrian Mountains, chained to a stake in a cave. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Jean Paul Getty III (born 4 November, 1956) was the first of four children of Paul Getty and Gail Harris Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Getty did not have enough money to pay the US$17 million ransom demand, and his father refused to help, saying "I have 14 other grandchildren, and if I pay one penny now, then I will have 14 kidnapped grandchildren. "
When one of his son's ears was delivered by mail to a newspaper in Rome (delivery had been delayed by three weeks because of a postal strike), his father agreed to help out with the ransom payment.
In 1976, Paul Getty's father died, but had essentially written his son out of his will, leaving him $500,000. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Common law, a will or testament is a document by which a person (the Testator) regulates the rights of others over his or her Property Getty's money came from a family trust and his grandmother. In Common law legal systems a trust is an arrangement whereby Property (including real tangible and intangible is managed by one person (or persons or organizations After his father's death, he was able to stop using drugs. Getty's daughter Aileen was married to Elizabeth Taylor's son, Christopher Wilding. Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born 27 February 1932) is a two-time Academy Award -winning English-American actress Elizabeth Taylor attributes her AIDS activism to Aileen's contraction of AIDS. Aileen recently married Bartolomeo Ruspoli, son of the late European playboy Dado Ruspoli. Alessandro "Dado" Principe Ruspoli ( Rome, December 9, 1924 &ndash Rome, January 11, 2005) was an occasional
Over the next decade Getty suffered from depression and, in 1984 in a final attempt to end his drug addiction, checked himself into a London clinic. In the fields of Psychology and Psychiatry, the terms depression or depressed refer to both expected and pathologically chronic or severe Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. While there he received a visit from the prime minister Margaret Thatcher to thank him for his donation to the National Gallery. Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 She reportedly helped speed his recovery by telling him, "My dear Mr. Getty, we mustn't let things get us down, must we? We'll have you out of here as soon as possible. "
Philanthropy
Getty gave over £140m to the cause of culture. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The National Gallery alone received £50m from him. He was awarded a KBE in 1987, but as a foreign national could not use the title "Sir". The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) In December 1997 he was granted British citizenship and immediately renounced his US nationality. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Queen is reported to have commented: 'Now you can use your title, that's nice. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II ' In 1994 he married his third wife, Victoria Holdsworth, who had helped him conquer his drug addiction. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)
He became greatly interested in cricket after being introduced to the sport by Mick Jagger. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger, Kt (born 26 July 1943 is a Golden Globe -winning and two-time Grammy -winning English rock He even built a replica cricket ground of The Oval at Wormsley Park, his 2,500 acre (10 km²) Buckinghamshire estate. The Oval PavilionJPG|250px|right|thumb|The Members Pavilion]] The Oval is an international Cricket ground in Kennington, London Wormsley Park is a 2500 acre (10 km² estate and 18th century Country house between Stokenchurch and Watlington in the Chiltern Hills of Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. [4] He became President of Surrey County Cricket Club for one year, and gave money to Lord's Cricket Ground to build a new stand. Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of Lord's Cricket Ground (generally known as Lord's) is a cricket He combined his loves of cricket and books when he purchased the ownership of Wisden, the famous publishers of the cricketing almanack. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (often referred to simply as Wisden or colloquially as "the Bible of Cricket" is by far the best Getty built an extraordinary library at Wormsley, collecting such treasures as a first edition of Chaucer, Ben Jonson's annotated copy of Spenser, and Shakespeare's First, Second, Third, and Fourth Folios. Geoffrey Chaucer (c 1343 – 25 October 1400? was an English author poet Philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and Diplomat. Benjamin Jonson ( c 11 June 1572 &ndash 6 August 1637) was an English Renaissance Dramatist Edmund Spenser (c 1552 &ndash 13 January, 1599) was an important English Poet and Poet Laureate best known for The William Shakespeare ( baptised Mr William Shakespeares Comedies Histories & Tragedies is the first published collection of William Shakespeare 's plays Second Folio is the term applied to the 1632 edition of the works of William Shakespeare, following upon the First Folio of 1623. He was a notable member of the exclusive Roxburghe Club, famous amongst book collectors. The Roxburghe Club was formed on June 17 1812 by leading bibliophiles at the time the library of the Duke of Roxburghe was auctioned
His personal fortune was estimated as about £1. 6 billion. He donated significant support for the National Gallery, the British Museum, the British Film Institute, Hereford Cathedral, St Paul's Cathedral and the Imperial War Museum. The British Museum is a Museum of human history and culture in London. The British Film Institute ( BFI) is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to encourage the development of the arts of film television The current Hereford Cathedral, located at Hereford in England, dates from 1079 St Paul's Cathedral, is the Anglican Cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London, and the seat of the Bishop of London. The Imperial War Museum is a Museum in London, England featuring military vehicles weapons war memorabilia an extensive library open to the public Some of his donations, especially a contribution towards the purchases of Canova's The Three Graces by The National Galleries of Scotland and the Madonna of the Pinks by Raphael, foiled acquisition efforts by The Getty Foundation endowed by his father. Antonio Canova ’s Statue The Three Graces is a Neo-Classical Sculpture, in marble of the mythological three Charites, The National Gallery of Scotland, in Edinburgh, is the national Art gallery of Scotland. The Madonna of the Pinks ( circa 1506-1507 Italian: La Madonna dei garofani) is an early devotional painting by the Italian Renaissance Raphael Sanzio, usually known by his first name alone (in Italian Raffaello) (April 6 or March 28 1483 – April 6 1520 was an Italian painter and In June 2001, he gave £5 million to the Conservative Party. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Getty also endowed a charitable trust that supports projects that promote the arts, conservation and social welfare. "Social welfare" redirects here For other uses see Welfare A social welfare provision refers to any program which seeks to provide
Death
He died at age 70 in the London Clinic, after being admitted for treatment for a recurrent chest infection. Sir Paul Getty received posthumous recognition for his philanthropic work when he received the prestigious Beacon Fellowship Prize for his extraordinary public and private contributions to charitable causes. Beacon Fellowship is the first and only Fellowship within the United Kingdom whose scheme is geared toward supporting and encouraging an improved culture of Philanthropy
Notes
- ^ Aileen Getty (b. 1957) is the AIDS activist formerly married to Elizabeth Taylor's son Christopher Wilding, and now married since 2005 to Bartolomeo Ruspoli (b 1978), a son of Prince Alessandro (Dado) Ruspoli by the actress Debra Berger. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born 27 February 1932) is a two-time Academy Award -winning English-American actress Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Debra Berger (sometimes credited as Debby Berger or Deborah Berger) (born March 17 1957 is an American Actress, artist and designer The columnist Liz Smith made several mistakes in reporting the second marriage, notably that there were two Aileen Gettys and that the first one (Liz Taylor's ex-daughter-in-law) had died, and that the bride's father had died in 1971 (he was very much alive). Source of original mistakes: Liz Smith. Heirs Plan Secret Wedding, Page Six Tue 26 April 2005. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The New York Times mentioned the marriage in an August 2006 article on her mother-in-law's new house. Retrieved 21 November 2007.
- ^ J. Paul Getty. Jr. [1]. Retrieved 21 November 2007. At some point, Tara dropped his third and fourth names, originally being named Tara Gabriel Galaxy Gramophone Getty. In 1999, an Irish paper revealed that he and six other family members had been granted Irish passports and citizenship, and he was now known as Tara Gabriel Getty.
- ^ BBC News | UK | Profile: Sir John Paul Getty II
- ^ Deathwatch: John Paul Getty II, billionaire , 70. Page checked 21 November 2007.
References
External links
- Alex B. (2000) Getty family genealogy. Page last updated on September 6, 2000.