J. Paul Getty: The Real Story Behind The Man With All The Money In The World

A Self-Made Millionaire Before The Age Of 25

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Fresh off his first million at just 23-years-old, J. Paul Getty briefly moved to Los Angeles where he freely used his self-made fortune to his advantage. Getty lived a lavish, leisurely life in his early twenties, taking on the reputation of a playboy, so it was no wonder that his father blatantly disapproved of his lifestyle. But after two years, the budding businessman ditched his gaudy lifestyle in 1919 to return to Oklahoma and tend to his oil business with his father. The Gettys continued acquiring and maintaining productive oil wells while selling the ones that didn’t work out. Throughout the 1920s, the Gettys added around $3 million to their already lucrative estate.