Lso king larry biography book
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Descripción editorial
From Howard Hughes to Mark Zuckerberg, the public has always been fascinated by genius entrepreneurs who succumb to their eccentricities. Now, James Scurlock engages, educates, and entertains readers with the captivating story of DHL cofounder and billionaire Larry Hillblom.
King Larry begins with an early biography of Larry Lee Hillblom, a mercurial ung man who grew up on a peach farm outside of Fresno, California. Hillblom cofounded DHL in (three years before FedEx), and it became the fastest-growing corporation in history. Hillblom’s utlandsboende life began in , when he retreated to a small tax haven in the Western Pacific. There he led the resistance to American meddling in the Marianas Islands. Hillblom’s voracious appetite for underage prostitutes is another facet of his unusual story. In , Hillblom’s amoral, thrill-seeking nature caught up to him when his seaplane disappeared off the coast of Anatahan, leaving behind an estate worth billions.
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Larry King
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Who Was Larry King?
Larry King was born November 19, in Brooklyn, New York. In he started a nightly coast-to-coast radio talk show, The Larry King Show, on the Mutual Radio Network. This work caught the attention of Ted Turner, who hired King to host his own talk show, Larry King Live, on CNN in In , King announced he'd be ending his reign as host after 25 years.
Early Life
Born as Lawrence Harvey Zeiger on November 19, , in Brooklyn, New York, King was the child of Jewish immigrants Edward Zeiger, a bar owner, and Jennie Gitlitz, a garment worker. When King was 9 years old, his father died of heart disease at the age of King's mother had to go on welfare to support him and his younger brother, Marty. From an early age, King dreamed of a career in radio, but his father's death greatly affected his emotional stability, causing him to lose interest in school. He barely finished high school, and had little prospect of having a steady career. At this time, he
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King, Larry L.
PERSONAL:
Born January 1, , in Putnam, TX; son of Clyde Clayton (a farmer and blacksmith) and Cora Lee King; married, wife's name Glenda; married Rosemarie Coumarias (a photographer), February 20, (deceased, ); married Barbara S. Blaine (an attorney), May 6, ; children: (first marriage) Cheryl Ann, Kerri Lee, Bradley Clayton; (third marriage) Lindsay, Blaine. Education: Attended Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University), Politics: "Liberal-Internationalist-Democrat." Hobbies and other interests: Breeding show dogs, singing opera, ballet dancing.
ADDRESSES:
Agent—Barbara S. Blaine, Ste. , 15th St. NW, Washington, DC
CAREER:
El Paso Natural Gas Co., Jal, NM and Midland, TX, oil field worker, ; Daily Flare, Hobbs, NM, reporter, ; Midland Reporter-Telegram, Midland, TX, reporter, , and Odessa, TX, ; radio station KCRS, Midland, news director, ; administrative assistant to U.S. Congressman J.T. Rutherford, Washington, DC, , and James C. W