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'''Gordon Peter Getty''' (born December 20, 1933) is an American businessman and [[classical music]] composer, the fourth child of oil tycoon [[J. Paul Getty]]. His mother, [[Ann Rork Light|Ann Rork]], was his father's fourth wife.<ref>{{cite news | first=Peter | last=Byrne | title=Bringing Up Baby Gavin | date=April 2, 2003 | url=http://www.sfweekly.com/2003-04-02/news/bringing-up-baby-gavin | work=SF Weekly | access-date=April 21, 2009}}</ref> When his father died in 1976, Gordon assumed control of [[Getty family|Getty's]] [[United States dollar|US$]] 2&nbsp;billion trust. His net worth was $2.1 billion in September 2020, making him number 391 on the [[Forbes 400|''Forbes'' 400]] list of the wealthiest Americans.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/gordon-getty/ |title=Gordon Getty|access-date=May 10, 2019| magazine=Forbes}}</ref>
'''Gordon Peter Getty''' (born December 20, 1933) is an American businessman and [[classical music]] composer, the fourth child of oil tycoon [[J. Paul Getty]]. His mother, [[Ann Rork Light|Ann Rork]], was his father's fourth wife.<ref>{{cite news | first=Peter | last=Byrne | title=Bringing Up Baby Gavin | date=April 2, 2003 | url=http://www.sfweekly.com/2003-04-02/news/bringing-up-baby-gavin | work=SF Weekly | access-date=April 21, 2009 | archive-date=July 22, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722023716/http://www.sfweekly.com/2003-04-02/news/bringing-up-baby-gavin/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> When his father died in 1976, Gordon assumed control of [[Getty family|Getty's]] [[United States dollar|US$]] 2&nbsp;billion trust. His net worth was $2.1 billion in September 2020, making him number 391 on the [[Forbes 400|''Forbes'' 400]] list of the wealthiest Americans.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/gordon-getty/ |title=Gordon Getty|access-date=May 10, 2019| magazine=Forbes}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Getty was raised in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], where he attended [[St. Ignatius College Preparatory]] and the [[University of San Francisco]]. He would also earn a B.A. in music from the [[San Francisco Conservatory of Music]].<ref name=Forbes407 />
Getty was raised in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], where he attended [[St. Ignatius College Preparatory]] and the [[University of San Francisco]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-12 |title=Gordon Getty '56 Turns 90 — The Art of Giving and Lasting Change {{!}} University of San Francisco |url=https://www.usfca.edu/news/gordon-getty-56-turns-90-art-giving-and-lasting-change |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=www.usfca.edu |language=en}}</ref> He would also earn a B.A. in music from the [[San Francisco Conservatory of Music]].<ref name=Forbes407 /> He studied singing with [[Verna Osborne]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Verna-Osborne-opera-singer-vocal-coach-102-2519526.php|title=Verna Osborne -- opera singer, vocal coach, 102|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|author=Marianne Costantinou|date=April 30, 2006}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
He joined the oil business to please his father; however, he eventually sold the family's [[Getty Oil]] to [[Texaco]] in 1986 for [[United States dollar|US$]]10&nbsp;billion. In 1983, ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine ranked him the richest person in America with a net worth of a little over $2 billion.{{cn|date=August 2022}} His net worth was cited as $2.1&nbsp;billion in 2020, making him the 391st richest person in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Forbes 400 - The Definitive Ranking Of The Wealthiest Americans In 2020|url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes-400/|access-date=September 18, 2020|website=www.forbes.com}}</ref>
He joined the oil business to please his father; however, he eventually sold the family's [[Getty Oil]] to [[Texaco]] in 1986 for [[United States dollar|US$]]10&nbsp;billion. In 1983, ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine ranked him the richest person in America with a net worth of a little over $2 billion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gordon Getty |url=https://www.goodreturns.in/gordon-getty-net-worth-and-biography-blnr1378.html#:~:text=Born%20into%20wealth%2C%20Getty%20inherited,billion%20by%20Forbes%20in%202020. |website=goodreturns}}</ref> His net worth was cited as $2.1&nbsp;billion in 2020, making him the 391st richest person in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Forbes 400 - The Definitive Ranking Of The Wealthiest Americans In 2020|url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes-400/|access-date=September 18, 2020|website=www.forbes.com}}</ref>


In 2002, Getty founded ReFlow, a company which temporarily purchases shares in [[mutual fund]]s to save funds taxes and commissions.<ref name=Forbes407>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/10/07billionaires_Gordon-Getty_IX01.html |title= #407 Gordon Getty |access-date=November 20, 2008| work=Forbes |date=August 3, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Hibbard |first=Justin |title=How Gordon Getty Got To 'Aha!{{'-}} |journal=Business Week |date=October 10, 2005 |url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_41/b3954109.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519031820/http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_41/b3954109.htm |archive-date=May 19, 2009 }}</ref>
In 2002, Getty founded ReFlow, a company which temporarily purchases shares in [[mutual fund]]s to save funds taxes and commissions.<ref name=Forbes407>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/10/07billionaires_Gordon-Getty_IX01.html |title= #407 Gordon Getty |access-date=November 20, 2008| work=Forbes |date=August 3, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Hibbard |first=Justin |title=How Gordon Getty Got To 'Aha!{{'-}} |journal=Business Week |date=October 10, 2005 |url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_41/b3954109.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519031820/http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_41/b3954109.htm |archive-date=May 19, 2009 }}</ref>


===Classical music===
===Classical music===
Among several professions, Getty is a [[European classical music|classical music]] composer whose compositions include the opera ''Plump Jack'', ''Joan and the Bells'', piano pieces, and a collection of choral works. His one-act opera ''Usher House'' was performed by the San Francisco Opera in 2015. Aspiring to become an [[opera]] singer, Getty studied in the mid-1970s with [[Louise Caselotti]], a mezzo-soprano who had been [[Maria Callas]]' voice teacher (1946–47). He and his wife have supported the fine arts, especially underwriting productions of the [[San Francisco Opera]] and the [[Russian National Orchestra]].<ref>''San Francisco Chronicle''</ref>{{Full citation needed|date=September 2013}}
Among several professions, Getty is a [[European classical music|classical music]] composer whose compositions include the opera ''Plump Jack'', ''Joan and the Bells'', piano pieces, and a collection of choral works. His one-act opera ''Usher House'' was performed by the San Francisco Opera in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-12 |title=Gordon Getty '56 Turns 90 — The Art of Giving and Lasting Change {{!}} University of San Francisco |url=https://www.usfca.edu/news/gordon-getty-56-turns-90-art-giving-and-lasting-change |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=www.usfca.edu |language=en}}</ref> Aspiring to become an [[opera]] singer, Getty studied in the mid-1970s with [[Louise Caselotti]], a mezzo-soprano who had been [[Maria Callas]]' voice teacher (1946–47). He and his wife have supported the fine arts, especially underwriting productions of the [[San Francisco Opera]] and the [[Russian National Orchestra]].<ref>''San Francisco Chronicle''</ref>{{Full citation needed|date=September 2013}}


Getty's opera ''[[The Canterville Ghost (Getty opera)|The Canterville Ghost]]'' was premiered on May 9, 2015, at the [[Leipzig Opera]].
Getty's opera ''[[The Canterville Ghost (Getty opera)|The Canterville Ghost]]'' was premiered on May 9, 2015, at the [[Leipzig Opera]].


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
On Christmas Day, 1964, he married [[Ann Getty|Ann Gilbert]] (1941–2020) in [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Roberts|first=Sam|date=September 19, 2020|title=Ann Getty, 79, a Publisher and a Bicoastal Arts Patron|volume=170|page=B12|work=New York Times|issue=58821|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/17/obituaries/ann-getty-dead.html|access-date=September 20, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-2nd-getty-family-an-open-secret-20150331-story.html|title=Gordon Getty's second family was an open secret|first=Los Angeles|last=Times|website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=August 31, 1999}}</ref> Gordon and Ann Getty lived in a yellow Italianate mansion in Pacific Heights, with sweeping views of the Golden Gate Bridge, and Alcatraz. Over the years, Getty and Ann, a publisher and a decorator, expanded their living space, buying the house next door (to make room for his work at the piano) and then the house next door to that. They hosted charity events, opera stars, and fundraisers for politicians, including [[Kamala Harris]] and [[Gavin Newsom]]. Gavin Newsom's father, [[William Newsom]], one of Gordon's friends since high school, managed the family trust for years.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/01/23/the-getty-familys-trust-issues|title=The Getty Family's Trust Issues|newspaper=The New Yorker|date=January 16, 2023|last1=Osnos|first1=Evan}}</ref>
On Christmas Day, 1964, he married [[Ann Getty|Ann Gilbert]] (1941–2020) in [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Roberts|first=Sam|date=September 19, 2020|title=Ann Getty, 79, a Publisher and a Bicoastal Arts Patron|volume=170|page=B12|work=New York Times|issue=58821|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/17/obituaries/ann-getty-dead.html|access-date=September 20, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-2nd-getty-family-an-open-secret-20150331-story.html|title=Gordon Getty's second family was an open secret|first=Los Angeles|last=Times|website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=August 31, 1999}}</ref> Gordon and Ann Getty lived in a yellow Italianate mansion in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, with sweeping views of the [[Golden Gate Bridge]] and [[Alcatraz]]. Over the years, Getty and Ann, a publisher and a decorator, expanded their living space, buying the house next door (to make room for his work at the piano) and then the house next door to that. They hosted charity events, opera stars, and fundraisers for politicians, including [[Kamala Harris]] and [[Gavin Newsom]]. Gavin Newsom's father, [[William Newsom]], one of Gordon's friends since high school, managed the family trust for years.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/01/23/the-getty-familys-trust-issues|title=The Getty Family's Trust Issues|newspaper=The New Yorker|date=January 16, 2023|last1=Osnos|first1=Evan}}</ref>


On April 1, 2015, it was reported that Getty's son [[Andrew Getty|Andrew Rork Getty]] died at his home in [[Hollywood Hills]], suffering, the Los Angeles County coroner's office found, from methamphetamine intoxication, heart disease, and bleeding linked to an ulcer. His $200 million share of the family trust was redistributed among his siblings.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/01/23/the-getty-familys-trust-issues|title=The Getty Family's Trust Issues|newspaper=The New Yorker|date=January 16, 2023|last1=Osnos|first1=Evan}}</ref> In 2021, his son John Gilbert Getty died.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeSantis |first=Rachel |last2=Maslow |first2=Nick |date=January 27, 2021 |title=John Gilbert Getty Died from Complications of Accidental Fentanyl Overdose: Medical Examiner |url=https://people.com/human-interest/john-gilbert-getty-cause-of-death/ |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |language=en}}</ref>
On April 1, 2015, it was reported that Getty's son [[Andrew Getty|Andrew Rork Getty]] died at his home in [[Hollywood Hills]], suffering, the Los Angeles County coroner's office found, from [[methamphetamine]] intoxication, heart disease, and bleeding linked to an ulcer. His $200 million share of the family trust was redistributed among his siblings.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/01/23/the-getty-familys-trust-issues|title=The Getty Family's Trust Issues|newspaper=The New Yorker|date=January 16, 2023|last1=Osnos|first1=Evan}}</ref> In 2021, his son John Gilbert Getty died.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=DeSantis |first1=Rachel |last2=Maslow |first2=Nick |date=January 27, 2021 |title=John Gilbert Getty Died from Complications of Accidental Fentanyl Overdose: Medical Examiner |url=https://people.com/human-interest/john-gilbert-getty-cause-of-death/ |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |language=en}}</ref>


Getty's assets are managed by Vallejo Investments. Vallejo Investments is what's known as a "family office," an in-house financial team of specialized attorneys, accountants, and money managers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/01/23/the-getty-familys-trust-issues|title=The Getty Family's Trust Issues|newspaper=The New Yorker|date=January 16, 2023|last1=Osnos|first1=Evan}}</ref>
Getty's assets are managed by Vallejo Investments. Vallejo Investments is what's known as a "family office," an in-house financial team of specialized attorneys, accountants, and money managers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/01/23/the-getty-familys-trust-issues|title=The Getty Family's Trust Issues|newspaper=The New Yorker|date=January 16, 2023|last1=Osnos|first1=Evan}}</ref>


The mother of three of Getty's seven children is his former mistress [[Cynthia Beck]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/05/10/partner-getty-heirs-former-lover-arrested-huge-gun-cache-beverley/|title=Partner of Getty heir's former lover arrested over huge gun cache in Beverley Hills mansion|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=May 10, 2019|last1=Allen|first1=Nick}}</ref> Two of Getty's daughters, Sarah and Kendalle, are suing former financial advisor Marlena Sonn, for "unjust enrichment." In a countersuit, Sonn accused the Gettys and their advisors of retaliation for her opposition to a "dubious tax avoidance scheme" that could save them as much as $300 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/01/23/the-getty-familys-trust-issues|title=The Getty Family's Trust Issues|newspaper=The New Yorker|date=January 16, 2023|last1=Osnos|first1=Evan}}</ref>
The mother of three of Getty's seven children is his former mistress [[Cynthia Beck]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/05/10/partner-getty-heirs-former-lover-arrested-huge-gun-cache-beverley/|title=Partner of Getty heir's former lover arrested over huge gun cache in Beverley Hills mansion|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=May 10, 2019|last1=Allen|first1=Nick}}</ref> Two of Getty's daughters, Sarah and Kendalle, are suing former financial advisor Marlena Sonn, for "unjust enrichment." In a countersuit, Sonn accused the Gettys and their advisors of retaliation for her opposition to a "dubious tax avoidance scheme" that could save them as much as $300 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/01/23/the-getty-familys-trust-issues|title=The Getty Family's Trust Issues|newspaper=The New Yorker|date=January 16, 2023|last1=Osnos|first1=Evan}}</ref>

His donations to [[University of San Francisco]] helped build the Koret Health & Recreation Center, John Lo Schiavo, S.J. Center for Science & Innovation, and helped establish the J. Paul Getty Honors College Fund.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-12 |title=Gordon Getty '56 Turns 90 — The Art of Giving and Lasting Change {{!}} University of San Francisco |url=https://www.usfca.edu/news/gordon-getty-56-turns-90-art-giving-and-lasting-change |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=www.usfca.edu |language=en}}</ref>


==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
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* 2003 – Gold Baton, [[League of American Orchestras]]<ref name="auto"/>
* 2003 – Gold Baton, [[League of American Orchestras]]<ref name="auto"/>
* 2015 – [[University of San Francisco]] Alumnus of the Year<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usfca.edu/news/gordon-getty-composer-and-philanthropist-named-usf-alumnus-of-the-year|title=Gordon Getty, Composer and Philanthropist, Named USF Alumnus of the Year|last=atemkar|website=University of San Francisco|access-date=April 4, 2016|date=October 5, 2015}}</ref>
* 2015 – [[University of San Francisco]] Alumnus of the Year<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usfca.edu/news/gordon-getty-composer-and-philanthropist-named-usf-alumnus-of-the-year|title=Gordon Getty, Composer and Philanthropist, Named USF Alumnus of the Year|last=atemkar|website=University of San Francisco|access-date=April 4, 2016|date=October 5, 2015}}</ref>
* 2023 – [[San Francisco Conservatory of Music]] Dinner in his Honor<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaliss |first=Jeff |date=December 18, 2023 |orig-date=December 18, 2023 |title=Gordon Getty Honored on the Eve of His 90th Birthday |url=https://www.sfcv.org/articles/music-news/gordon-getty-honored-eve-his-90th-birthday |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240121024303/https://www.sfcv.org/articles/music-news/gordon-getty-honored-eve-his-90th-birthday |archive-date=January 21, 2024 |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=www.sfcv.org |language=en}}</ref>


== List of works ==
== List of works ==
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== Discography ==
== Discography ==
*''[https://www.pentatonemusic.com/product/an-american-song-album An American Song Album]'' (2019, [[Pentatone (record label)|PENTATONE]] PTC 5186770)
*''[https://www.pentatonemusic.com/gordon-getty-new-choral-works-gaffigan-netherlands-radio Beauty Come Dancing]'' (2018, [[Pentatone (record label)|PENTATONE]] PTC 5186621)
*''[https://www.pentatonemusic.com/gordon-getty-new-choral-works-gaffigan-netherlands-radio Beauty Come Dancing]'' (2018, [[Pentatone (record label)|PENTATONE]] PTC 5186621)
*''[https://www.pentatonemusic.com/dickinson-delan-foster-getty-heggie-copland-tilson-thomas A Certain Slant of Light]'' (2018, [[Pentatone (record label)|PENTATONE]] PTC 5186634)
*''[https://www.pentatonemusic.com/dickinson-delan-foster-getty-heggie-copland-tilson-thomas A Certain Slant of Light]'' (2018, [[Pentatone (record label)|PENTATONE]] PTC 5186634)
*''[[The Canterville Ghost (Getty opera)|The Canterville Ghost]]'' (2017, [[Pentatone (record label)|PENTATONE]] PTC 5186541)
*''[[The Canterville Ghost (Getty opera)|The Canterville Ghost]]'' (2017, [[Pentatone (record label)|PENTATONE]] PTC 5186541)
*''[https://www.pentatonemusic.com/product/out-of-the-shadows-rediscovered-american-art-songs Out of the Shadows: Rediscovered American Art Song]'' (2016, [[Pentatone (record label)|PENTATONE]] PTC 5186572)
* ''[http://www.pentatonemusic.com/the-little-match-girl-gordon-getty The Little Match Girl] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729220154/https://www.pentatonemusic.com/the-little-match-girl-gordon-getty |date=2021-07-29 }}'' (2015, [[Pentatone (record label)|PENTATONE]] PTC 5186480)
* ''[http://www.pentatonemusic.com/the-little-match-girl-gordon-getty The Little Match Girl] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729220154/https://www.pentatonemusic.com/the-little-match-girl-gordon-getty |date=2021-07-29 }}'' (2015, [[Pentatone (record label)|PENTATONE]] PTC 5186480)
* ''[http://www.pentatonemusic.com/december-celebration-new-carols-by-seven-american-composers December Celebration: New Carols by Seven American Composers]'' (2015, [[Pentatone (record label)|PENTATONE]] PTC 5186537)
* ''[http://www.pentatonemusic.com/december-celebration-new-carols-by-seven-american-composers December Celebration: New Carols by Seven American Composers]'' (2015, [[Pentatone (record label)|PENTATONE]] PTC 5186537)
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Gordon Getty
Getty in 1976
Born
Gordon Peter Getty

(1933-12-20) December 20, 1933 (age 90)
Los Angeles, California
Alma materUniversity of San Francisco
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Occupation(s)Businessman, composer
Spouse
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(m. 1964; died 2020)​
Children7, including Andrew
Parent(s)J. Paul Getty
Ann Rork Light
FamilyGetty

Gordon Peter Getty (born December 20, 1933) is an American businessman and classical music composer, the fourth child of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty. His mother, Ann Rork, was his father's fourth wife.[1] When his father died in 1976, Gordon assumed control of Getty's US$ 2 billion trust. His net worth was $2.1 billion in September 2020, making him number 391 on the Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans.[2]

Early life

Getty was raised in San Francisco, California, where he attended St. Ignatius College Preparatory and the University of San Francisco.[3] He would also earn a B.A. in music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.[4] He studied singing with Verna Osborne.[5]

Career

He joined the oil business to please his father; however, he eventually sold the family's Getty Oil to Texaco in 1986 for US$10 billion. In 1983, Forbes magazine ranked him the richest person in America with a net worth of a little over $2 billion.[6] His net worth was cited as $2.1 billion in 2020, making him the 391st richest person in the United States.[7]

In 2002, Getty founded ReFlow, a company which temporarily purchases shares in mutual funds to save funds taxes and commissions.[4][8]

Classical music

Among several professions, Getty is a classical music composer whose compositions include the opera Plump Jack, Joan and the Bells, piano pieces, and a collection of choral works. His one-act opera Usher House was performed by the San Francisco Opera in 2015.[9] Aspiring to become an opera singer, Getty studied in the mid-1970s with Louise Caselotti, a mezzo-soprano who had been Maria Callas' voice teacher (1946–47). He and his wife have supported the fine arts, especially underwriting productions of the San Francisco Opera and the Russian National Orchestra.[10][full citation needed]

Getty's opera The Canterville Ghost was premiered on May 9, 2015, at the Leipzig Opera.

Personal life

On Christmas Day, 1964, he married Ann Gilbert (1941–2020) in Las Vegas, Nevada.[11][12] Gordon and Ann Getty lived in a yellow Italianate mansion in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, with sweeping views of the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz. Over the years, Getty and Ann, a publisher and a decorator, expanded their living space, buying the house next door (to make room for his work at the piano) and then the house next door to that. They hosted charity events, opera stars, and fundraisers for politicians, including Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom. Gavin Newsom's father, William Newsom, one of Gordon's friends since high school, managed the family trust for years.[13]

On April 1, 2015, it was reported that Getty's son Andrew Rork Getty died at his home in Hollywood Hills, suffering, the Los Angeles County coroner's office found, from methamphetamine intoxication, heart disease, and bleeding linked to an ulcer. His $200 million share of the family trust was redistributed among his siblings.[14] In 2021, his son John Gilbert Getty died.[15]

Getty's assets are managed by Vallejo Investments. Vallejo Investments is what's known as a "family office," an in-house financial team of specialized attorneys, accountants, and money managers.[16]

The mother of three of Getty's seven children is his former mistress Cynthia Beck.[17] Two of Getty's daughters, Sarah and Kendalle, are suing former financial advisor Marlena Sonn, for "unjust enrichment." In a countersuit, Sonn accused the Gettys and their advisors of retaliation for her opposition to a "dubious tax avoidance scheme" that could save them as much as $300 million.[18]

His donations to University of San Francisco helped build the Koret Health & Recreation Center, John Lo Schiavo, S.J. Center for Science & Innovation, and helped establish the J. Paul Getty Honors College Fund.[19]

Gordon Getty's life as a composer was chronicled in Peter Rosen's documentary Gordon Getty: There Will be Music, which premiered on February 5, 2016, at Cinema Village in New York City.[20] It has been broadcast on PBS in the U.S. and Europe on ARTE, as well as film festivals and programs across the country.[21]

Honors and awards

List of works

Cantata and opera

Chamber works

  • Traditional Pieces

Choral works

  • Annabel Lee
  • Ballet Russe
  • Beauty Come Dancing
  • La Belle Dame sans Merci
  • For a Dead Lady
  • The Little Match Girl
  • The Old Man in the Night
  • A Prayer for My Daughter
  • There Was A Naughty Boy
  • Those Who Love
  • Three Christmas Carols
  • Victorian Scenes
  • Young America

Orchestral works

  • Ancestor Suite
  • Homework Suite
  • Overture to Plump Jack
  • Traditional Pieces

Piano works

  • Ancestor Suite
  • Andantino
  • First Adventure
  • Homework Suite
  • Scherzo Pensieroso
  • Traditional Pieces

Songs

  • Four Dickinson Songs
  • Hostess's Aria
  • No My Good Lord
  • Poor Peter
  • A Prayer for My Daughter
  • Where is My Lady
  • The White Election

Discography

References

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  2. ^ "Gordon Getty". Forbes. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "Gordon Getty '56 Turns 90 — The Art of Giving and Lasting Change | University of San Francisco". www.usfca.edu. 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  4. ^ a b "#407 Gordon Getty". Forbes. August 3, 2007. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
  5. ^ Marianne Costantinou (April 30, 2006). "Verna Osborne -- opera singer, vocal coach, 102". San Francisco Chronicle.
  6. ^ "Gordon Getty". goodreturns.
  7. ^ "Forbes 400 - The Definitive Ranking Of The Wealthiest Americans In 2020". www.forbes.com. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  8. ^ Hibbard, Justin (October 10, 2005). "How Gordon Getty Got To 'Aha!'". Business Week. Archived from the original on May 19, 2009.
  9. ^ "Gordon Getty '56 Turns 90 — The Art of Giving and Lasting Change | University of San Francisco". www.usfca.edu. 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  10. ^ San Francisco Chronicle
  11. ^ Roberts, Sam (September 19, 2020). "Ann Getty, 79, a Publisher and a Bicoastal Arts Patron". New York Times. Vol. 170, no. 58821. p. B12. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  12. ^ Times, Los Angeles (August 31, 1999). "Gordon Getty's second family was an open secret". Los Angeles Times.
  13. ^ Osnos, Evan (January 16, 2023). "The Getty Family's Trust Issues". The New Yorker.
  14. ^ Osnos, Evan (January 16, 2023). "The Getty Family's Trust Issues". The New Yorker.
  15. ^ DeSantis, Rachel; Maslow, Nick (January 27, 2021). "John Gilbert Getty Died from Complications of Accidental Fentanyl Overdose: Medical Examiner". People. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  16. ^ Osnos, Evan (January 16, 2023). "The Getty Family's Trust Issues". The New Yorker.
  17. ^ Allen, Nick (May 10, 2019). "Partner of Getty heir's former lover arrested over huge gun cache in Beverley Hills mansion". The Telegraph.
  18. ^ Osnos, Evan (January 16, 2023). "The Getty Family's Trust Issues". The New Yorker.
  19. ^ "Gordon Getty '56 Turns 90 — The Art of Giving and Lasting Change | University of San Francisco". www.usfca.edu. 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  20. ^ "How Music Helped Gordon Getty Escape His Family's Famous Curse". February 9, 2016.
  21. ^ "Gordon Getty: There Will Be Music". Facebook.
  22. ^ a b "Gordon Getty Biography – InstantEncore". www.instantencore.com. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  23. ^ atemkar (October 5, 2015). "Gordon Getty, Composer and Philanthropist, Named USF Alumnus of the Year". University of San Francisco. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  24. ^ Kaliss, Jeff (December 18, 2023) [December 18, 2023]. "Gordon Getty Honored on the Eve of His 90th Birthday". www.sfcv.org. Archived from the original on January 21, 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
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