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'Gordon Peter Getty' was born on December 20, 1934. He is the fourth child of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty. When his father died in 1976, control of his US$2 billion trust was transferred to Gordon.
Getty was raised in San Francisco, California, attended St. Ignatius College Preparatory and earned a B.A. in music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He joined the oil business to please his father; however, he eventually sold the family's Getty Oil to Texaco in 1986 for US$10 billion. His current net worth is cited as US$2.2 billion, making him the 116th richest person in the United States. Getty helped finance Gavin Newsom's "PlumpJack" businesses, including five restaurants, a Napa winery, a Squaw Valley hotel and resort, and two retail clothing stores. Of Newsom’s eleven enterprises, Gordon Getty was the lead investor in ten.
Getty is one of the nation's leading venture capitalists and philanthropists. In 2002, he donated US$3 million to the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation, a charitable trust. Though a Republican, he is a major fundraiser for local and national Democratic Party candidates, and has contributed to the campaigns of Nancy Pelosi, Willie Brown, Gavin Newsom, and John Kerry.
Among a number of professions, Getty is a classical music composer, whose compositions include the opera ''Plump Jack'', ''Joan and the Bells'', and a collection of choral works.
Gordon Getty has admitted to a 14 year affair with a Los Angeles woman Cynthia Beck. He has also admitted that he sired three illegitimate children with Ms. Beck. In 1999, Cynthia Beck sued for her children to be part of Gordon Getty's inheritance.[1]
1. Getty's Secret Double Life
★ Forbes.com: Forbes World's Richest People
Getty was raised in San Francisco, California, attended St. Ignatius College Preparatory and earned a B.A. in music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He joined the oil business to please his father; however, he eventually sold the family's Getty Oil to Texaco in 1986 for US$10 billion. His current net worth is cited as US$2.2 billion, making him the 116th richest person in the United States. Getty helped finance Gavin Newsom's "PlumpJack" businesses, including five restaurants, a Napa winery, a Squaw Valley hotel and resort, and two retail clothing stores. Of Newsom’s eleven enterprises, Gordon Getty was the lead investor in ten.
Getty is one of the nation's leading venture capitalists and philanthropists. In 2002, he donated US$3 million to the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation, a charitable trust. Though a Republican, he is a major fundraiser for local and national Democratic Party candidates, and has contributed to the campaigns of Nancy Pelosi, Willie Brown, Gavin Newsom, and John Kerry.
Among a number of professions, Getty is a classical music composer, whose compositions include the opera ''Plump Jack'', ''Joan and the Bells'', and a collection of choral works.
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Personal Life Controversy
Gordon Getty has admitted to a 14 year affair with a Los Angeles woman Cynthia Beck. He has also admitted that he sired three illegitimate children with Ms. Beck. In 1999, Cynthia Beck sued for her children to be part of Gordon Getty's inheritance.[1]
References
1. Getty's Secret Double Life
External links
★ Forbes.com: Forbes World's Richest People
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