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Marvin H. Davis (August 31, 1925 – September 25, 2004) was an American industrialist. He made his fortunes as the chair of Davis Petroleum and at one time owned 20th Century Fox, the Pebble Beach Corporation, the Beverly Hills Hotel, and the Aspen Skiing Company.
A giant of a man, Marvin Davis lived a giant life. Rocky Mountain wildcatter turned Hollywood mogul, he treated Twentieth Century Fox as his personal playground, broke all the rules (even his...
Sep 26, 2004 · Marvin H. Davis, a billionaire who amassed his fortune through well-timed deals in the oil and entertainment industries, died yesterday at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif., a family spokesman...
A giant of a man, Marvin Davis lived a giant life. Rocky Mountain wildcatter turned Hollywood mogul, he treated Twentieth Century Fox as his personal playground, broke all the rules (even his...
- Mark Seal
Marvin Davis died in the early hours of Sept. 25, 2004, with his whole family gathered around, passing on peacefully. His bright light had slowly faded out, but his funeral was a brilliant event, filled with his family, friends, business colleagues, partners, celebrities and politicians.
Sep 26, 2004 · Marvin H. Davis, an oil wildcatter who parlayed a long string of savvy business deals into a glamorous Hollywood lifestyle that once included owning the 20th Century Fox studio, died Saturday...
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Sep 25, 2004 · Billionaire Marvin Davis, a former oilman who sold his 20th Century Fox studios to Rupert Murdoch in the 1980s, died Saturday at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 79.