J Paul Getty Iii Mother
And abigail harris l and grandson of oil tycoon jean paul getty he was kidnapped in rome on 10 july 1973 and released on 15 december 1973 shortly after a ransom was paid by his grandfather after his abductors had cut off one of his ear.
J paul getty iii mother. The getty family s response to the tragic kidnapping and ransom of 16 year old john paul getty iii. Paul getty iii has a lot of callous characters one constant sympathetic figure is his mother abigail gail harris getty. John paul getty iii squandered his genealogical inheritance said journalist a. John paul getty iii was born on november 4 1956 in minneapolis minnesota to sir john paul getty jr.
Paul getty who was once the richest man in the world while living in rome in 1973 he was kidnapped by the ndrangheta and held for a 17 million ransom. He would legally alter his name with the italian authorities to john paul in 1958. He was the grandson of getty oil company founder jean paul getty who was named the world s richest person by fortune magazine in 1957. Vittoriano rastelli corbis getty images john paul getty iii with his mother at rome s police headquarters after being recovered from kidnappers.
On july 10 1973 when he was 16 years old john paul getty iii disappeared. Paul getty were travelling. The film depicts the struggle his mother. Eldest of the four children of john paul getty jr.
Was born on board ship in the waters near genoa italy on 7 september 1932 while his parents ann and j. John paul getty iii known as paul was the eldest of four children born to abigail gail harris and john paul getty jr j. His birth was registered at la spezia with the name eugenio paul getty when the italian notary misheard the name john. November 4 1956 february 5 2011 was the grandson of american oil tycoon j.
His grandfather was reluctant to pay but after his severed ear was received by a newspaper he negotiated a payment of. John paul getty iii ˈ ɡ ɛ t i. At 3 am on july 10 1973 16 year old john paul getty iii was snatched up by members of an italian organized crime ring called the ndrangheta while lounging around at the famous piazza farnese in. Two days later his mother received a ransom note asking for around 17 million dollars.
The movie itself explores a dark and divisive subject. John paul getty iii with his mother at rome s police headquarters. Paul was a lost child. While the story of the kidnapping of j.