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The Great Getty
The Life and Loves of J. Paul Gettythe Richest Man in the World
Author: Robert Lenzner
Narrator: Liz Smith
Abridged: 2 hr 55 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Phoenix Books, Inc.
Published: 08/01/1986
Synopsis
J. Paul Getty (1892-1976) was a shrewd industrialist who founded the Getty Oil Company in 1942, ultimately becoming a dominant player in the oil industry. In The Great Getty, Robert Lenzner presents an in-depth biography of the savviest entrepreneur of the 20th century and the world's richest private citizen at the time of his death— worth $6 billion, the equivalent of more than $27 billion in today' s money. As Lenzner chronicles Getty's life— through interviews with those closest to him— a picture emerges of a frugal man, a truly miserly art collector, and a notorious womanizer, but also a puritan and philanthropist— and perhaps a Nazi spy.