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Each [of my wives] was jealous and resentful of my preoccupation with business. Yet none showed any visible aversion to sharing in the proceeds.
J. Paul Getty
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J. Paul Getty
Age: 83 †
Born: 1892
Born: December 15
Died: 1976
Died: January 1
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Minneapolis
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