Painfully Rich: J. Paul Getty and His Heirs

This biography of the oil tycoon who created the greatest fortune in America -- & came close to destroying his own family in the process -- is a fascinating saga of an extraordinary dynasty. Of Getty s 4 sons who reached manhood, only one survived relatively unscathed. The unhappiness continued into the next generation, with the name Getty, as one journalist put it, becoming synonymous for family dysfunction . Pearson traces much of the family trouble to the bizarre character of the avaricious, sex-obsessed billionaire, J. Paul Getty himself -- & demonstrates how much of his behavior has been repeated in succeeding generations. Includes B&W photos.