Griffith J. Griffith
Journalist, Deceased Person
1850 – 1919
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Who was Griffith J. Griffith?
Griffith Jenkins Griffith was a Welsh-American industrialist and philanthropist. After amassing a significant fortune from a mining syndicate in the 1880s, Griffith donated 3,015 acres to the City of Los Angeles which became Griffith Park, and he bequeathed the money to build the park's Greek Theatre and Griffith Observatory. Griffith's legacy was marred by his notorious shooting of his wife in 1903, a crime for which he served two years in prison.
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- Born
- Jan 4, 1850
Bettws - Also known as
- Griffith Griffith
- Spouses
- Profession
- Died
- Jul 6, 1919
Los Angeles - Resting place
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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