Nevertheless, Getty persuaded his mother to wager the family’s stake on the chance of becoming an oil major-leaguer by buying into oil companies. He took over the Pacific Western Oil Corp., then ...

Mark Getty describes the most important moment of his working life as the saleof Getty Oil in 1984 "it freed me from the need tofeel that I had to join the family business". Instead, he chose to ...

LAMag is proud to present an exclusive excerpt from James Reginato's book, "Growing Up Getty: The Story of America’s Most Unconventional Dynasty," out this week from Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster.

When reflecting on men of great wealth, the American oil tycoon J ... His grandson, Mark Getty, extended the family’s name into the digital era by co-founding Getty Images, a leading provider ...