Glenn McCarthy
Businessperson, Deceased Person
1907 – 1988
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Who was Glenn McCarthy?
Glenn Herbert McCarthy was a wildcatter and a charismatic oil tycoon. The media often referred to him as "Diamond Glenn" and "The King of the Wildcatters". McCarthy was an oil prospector and entrepreneur who owned many businesses in various sectors of the economy. McCarthy founded the Shamrock Hotel in Houston, which gained him national fame and inspired the fictional character Jett Rink in Edna Ferber's 1952 novel Giant along with its 1956 film adaptation, which starred James Dean in the role.
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- Born
- Dec 25, 1907
Beaumont - Also known as
- Glenn H. McCarthy
- Glenn H. McCarthy of La Porte
- Spouses
- Faustine Ellen Lee
(1930 - 1988/12/26)
- Faustine Ellen Lee
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Rice University
- Tulane University
- Died
- Dec 26, 1988
La Porte
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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