Painfully Rich: The Outrageous Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Heirs of J. Paul Getty
by John Pearsonliterary work· published 1995
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The story of J. Paul Getty and how his enormous wealth, $4 billion divided between nineteen heirs, wreaked havoc with the lives of his family. "When sixteen-year-old Paul Getty was kidnapped, the news exploded worldwide. But his grandfather, J. Paul Getty, the richest living American, refused to pay th ransom, oblivious to his sufferings. And as the days dragged painfully on, it was Paul's distraught but determined mother Gail who was left to negotiate with his captors... In this full biography of the Getty family, John Pearson traces the creation of their phenomenal wealth and the ways in which it has touched and tainted the lives of various generations.
Adaptations (1)
Painfully Rich: The Outrageous Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Heirs of J. Paul Getty was adapted into a 2017 film.
All the Money in the World2017 · film · 132 min · dir. Ridley Scott · IMDb ↗The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.
