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Who Was J. Paul Getty?
J. Paul Getty was introduced to the oil industry through his father's investments in the early 20th century. He took over his father's company in , and by the time of his consolidation of multiple businesses into the Getty Oil Company in , he had been dubbed the richest man in the world.
Also a renowned art collector, Getty established a museum on his California property before his death in , which later came part of the J. Paul Getty Trust.
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His grandson John Paul Getty III was famously kidnapped and held for ransom in , a saga captured in the feature film All the Money in the World and the series Trust.
Early Years
J. Paul Getty was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on December 15, In , his father, former attorney George Franklin Getty, founded the Minnehoma Oil Company in Oklahoma.
He soon moved his wife, Sarah Risher Getty, and son to Oklahoma, but within a few years they packed up again to relocate to Los Angeles, California.
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