Kerkor "Kirk" Kerkorian (Armenian: Քըրք Քըրքորյան; June 6, 1917 – June 15, 2015) was an Armenian-American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He...
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (section Kirk Kerkorian investment)
expanded into television production. In 1969, businessman and investor Kirk Kerkorian bought 40% of MGM and dramatically changed the operation and direction...
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Gary Kerkorian (1930–2000), American football quarterback Kirk Kerkorian (1917–2015), American billionaire All pages with titles containing Kerkorian Krikorian...
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Engelstad Foundation (section Nevada Health and Bioscience Corporation - Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine)
as a $25 million contribution from the state of Nevada to build the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine Building at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas....
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Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian and his Tracinda Corporation were, until 2009, the majority shareholders of MGM Mirage; Kerkorian was the former owner...
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International. The resort was developed by Kirk Kerkorian through his company, MGM Grand, Inc. Kerkorian had previously developed another MGM Grand,...
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American private investment corporation that was owned by the deceased Kirk Kerkorian. Its major investments included a minority interest of MGM Resorts International...
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flight, estimated to be around $200,000. In 2001, Bing sued billionaire Kirk Kerkorian for invasion of privacy. Bing alleged that convicted criminal and private...
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thought of as mega-resorts owing to their immense size and complexity. Kirk Kerkorian is credited for building the first mega-resort in 1969 earning him the...
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entire $100 million budget was donated by Armenian-American Kirk Kerkorian, as Kerkorian did not have expectations of the film generating profits. As...
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Oakland, California. In 1947, future travel and entertainment mogul Kirk Kerkorian purchased Los Angeles Air Service, a small irregular air carrier, for...
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billionaire Kirk Kerkorian in 1999 whom she divorced within one month. Bonder was involved in a high-profile child support lawsuit with Kirk Kerkorian, her ex-husband...
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(purchased by Kirk Kerkorian from Transamerica and merged into MGM) MGM/UA Entertainment Co., 1981–1986 (United Artists purchased by Kerkorian in 1981 and...
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recorded phone conversations of Kirk Kerkorian's ex-wife, Lisa Kerkorian, in an effort to disprove her claims that Kerkorian was the father of her daughter...
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hands of a series of investment groups until 1976 when it was bought by Kirk Kerkorian. The property closed for renovations in 2013 and has not reopened since...
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such individuals as Ginger Rogers, Ingrid Bergman and Joan Crawford, Kirk Kerkorian, Howard Hughes and William R. Wilkerson. Bautzer was born in the Los...
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the extensive renovation that he had ordered. Summa sold the hotel to Kirk Kerkorian and the Tracinda Corporation in 1986, and it became known as the MGM...
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500-room hotel, as well as a golf course and private homes. Meanwhile, Kirk Kerkorian, the chairman of Trans International Airlines and landlord of Caesars...
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CBS, Turner purchased the film studio MGM/UA Entertainment Co. from Kirk Kerkorian for $1.5 billion. Following the acquisition, Turner had an enormous...
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Cafesjian, and Alexis Ohanian (founder of the internet service Reddit). Kirk Kerkorian, known as "the father of the megaresort", was claimed to be the richest...
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Andre Agassi (redirect from Andre Kirk Agassi)
name Kirk after Kirk Kerkorian, an Armenian-American businessman. Emmanuel Agassi, then a waiter at Tropicana Las Vegas, had met his employer Kerkorian in...
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Winner Takes All (Binkley book) (redirect from Winner Takes All: Steve Wynn, Kirk Kerkorian, Gary Loveman, and the Race to Own Las Vegas)
Winner Takes All: Steve Wynn, Kirk Kerkorian, Gary Loveman, and the Race to Own Las Vegas is a 2008 nonfiction book written by Christina Binkley. Winner...
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four years as an independent producer, Aubrey was hired by financier Kirk Kerkorian in 1969 to preside over Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's (MGM) near-total shutdown...
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chief investment officer of MetLife Paul Kazarian, hedge fund manager Kirk Kerkorian, businessman, investor, and philanthropist, billionaire, the president...
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from Kirk Kerkorian in 1986 for $1.5 billion. Following the acquisition, Turner had amassed enormous debt and sold parts of the acquisition; Kerkorian bought...
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1980s, the fronton was losing money and was closed by MGM Grand owner Kirk Kerkorian. The MGM Grand in Reno also showcased jai alai for a very short period...
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project in 2003 and presented his idea to MGM's board in March 2004. Kirk Kerkorian, majority shareholder in MGM, was convinced of the project's viability...
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As producer Jerry Weintraub was friends with the Bellagio's owner, Kirk Kerkorian, the production team was granted permission to film there; also, the...
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Warehouse. He was a chief aide to Kirk Kerkorian and his Tracinda investment company. In February 2006, Kerkorian helped elect York to the board of directors...
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and contingent on future profits financing the purchase from mogul Kirk Kerkorian. Parretti persuaded Time Warner to guarantee a US$650 million loan to...
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