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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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