Marvin Harold Davis Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Marvin Davis was born on August 31, 1925 in Newark, New Jersey, USA as Marvin Harold Davis. He was an actor, known for The Annual Variety Club's Big Heart Awards (1986), 1st Annual Environmental Media Awards (1991) and The Annual Tel Aviv Gala Presents a Salute to Goldie Hawn (1987). He was married to Barbara Levine. He died on September 25, 2004 ...
At the time of his death, his fortune was valued at $4.9 billion by Forbes magazine, placing him 85th on the annual ranking of billionaires.
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Established the Children's Diabetes Foundation in 1977 after his daughter Dana was diagnosed with the disease.
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Graduated from New York University in 1947. After graduation, he joined his father in creating Davis Oil Co., a wildcat drilling operation that earned them billions of dollars. Nicknamed "Mr. Wildcatter," he and his family relocated from Denver to Beverly Hills in the 1980s, where he started a second career in real estate.
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Owned the Pebble Beach Co. and the Beverly Hills Hotel. Sold the Pebble Beach Co. for $841 million in 1990 to a group of Japanese investors. Built and twice sold the 20th Century Fox Plaza in Century City. The building became famous as the tower in the original "Die Hard" film.
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Billionaire and former oilman who sold 20th Century Fox studios to Rupert Murdoch in 1985.
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Former owner of 20th Century Fox, Pebble Beach, and the Beverly Hills Hotel. Father of John Davis and Grandfather of Nick Raynes.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dynasty
1983
TV Series
Marvin Davis
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
1st Annual Environmental Media Awards
1991
TV Special
Himself
The 8th Annual American Cinema Awards
1991
TV Special
Himself
Moving Image Salutes Sidney Poitier
1989
TV Movie
Himself
The Annual Tel Aviv Gala Presents a Salute to Goldie Hawn
1987
TV Movie
Himself
The Annual Variety Club's Big Heart Awards
1986
TV Special
Himself
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Frank Capra