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Jean Paul Getty

Acting•Born December 15, 1892•Died June 6, 1976 (age 83)•Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Biography

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.