Marvin Davis

Chairman of Davis Petroleum; owned 20th Century Fox, the Pebble Beach Corporation, the Beverly Hills Hotel, and the Aspen Skiing Company

Marvin H. Davis, a billionaire who amassed his fortune through well-timed deals in the oil and entertainment industries, died in September 2004 at his home in Beverly Hills, California. Mr. Davis, who was six feet four and weighed 300 pounds, had long suffered from heart trouble, back pain, diabetes and other effects of morbid obesity. Mr. Davis had been plagued by health problems since 1990, but that he and his wife Barbara remained fixtures in Beverly Hills social circles. Davis sold most of his oil and natural-gas holdings when energy markets were peaking in 1981, and turned his interests to undervalued entertainment businesses and real estate in California. Most famously, Mr. Davis bought 20th Century Fox in 1981 with Marc Rich, the financier later pardoned by President Bill Clinton and sold it four years later, to Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. He also owned the Pebble Beach Company, the Aspen Skiing Company and the Beverly Hills Hotel. In Hollywood, he took to the notability attached to running a major studio. He named former President Gerald R. Ford and former National Security Adviser Henry A. Kissinger to the board of Fox, helped guide his son, John, into the entertainment business Mr. Davis was born on Aug. 31, 1925, in Newark, the son of Jack and Jean Spitzer Davis. Mr. Davis began his career working in his father's oil business in Colorado In 2004, Forbes magazine listed Mr. Davis as the 30th richest person in the United States, estimating his wealth at $5.8 billion. In addition to his wife, Mr. Davis is survived by five children, Patricia Ann Davis Raynes, John Davis, Nancy Davis Rickel, Gregg Davis and Dana Davis, as well as by his sister, Joan Chorney.

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Eli Broad	Joel Hyatt, Bob Kerrey, Gray Davis, Evan Bayh, Howard Lawrence Berman, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Sander Martin Levin, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Brad Sherman, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Charles Spittal Robb, Bill Bradley, Paul Martin Simon, Alan Cranston, Al Gore, Mel Levine, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, New York Senate 2000, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, LA PAC, PAC for a Change, Democratic State Central Committee of CA - Federal, Dcccc Non-Federal Account 7, DCCC-E Non-Federal Account 5, Dcccc Non-Federal Account 5, Janice K Hahn, Howard Dean, Max Baucus, Tom Foley, Kennedy/DSCC Victory Fund
David Geffen	Joel Hyatt, Bob Kerrey, Gray Davis, Howard Lawrence Berman, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Sander Martin Levin, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Brad Sherman, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Charles Spittal Robb, Bill Bradley, Al Gore, Tim Wirth, Mel Levine, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Carol Moseley Braun, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc Non-Federal Individuals, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, LA PAC, DCCC-E Non-Federal Account 5, Dcccc Non-Federal Account 5, Janice K Hahn, Max Baucus, Tom Foley, Kennedy/DSCC Victory Fund
Lew Wasserman	John Bennett Johnston Jr, Bob Kerrey, Evan Bayh, Howard Lawrence Berman, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Charles Spittal Robb, Bill Bradley, Paul Martin Simon, Alan Simpson, Alan Cranston, Al Gore, Pete Wilson, Mel Levine, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Carol Moseley Braun, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc Non-Federal Individuals, Democratic State Central Committee of CA - Federal, Dcccc Non-Federal Account 7, DCCC-E Non-Federal Account 5, Dcccc Non-Federal Account 5, Max Baucus, Tom Foley, Rudy Boschwitz
Haim Saban	Bob Kerrey, Gray Davis, Evan Bayh, Howard Lawrence Berman, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Brad Sherman, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Charles Spittal Robb, Al Gore, Mel Levine, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Carol Moseley Braun, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, LA PAC, PAC for a Change, Democratic State Central Committee of CA - Federal, Dcccc Non-Federal Account 7, DCCC-E Non-Federal Account 5, Effective Government Committee, Dcccc Non-Federal Account 5, Janice K Hahn, Howard Dean, Max Baucus, Maureen Reagan, Empire Majority Leadership Fund
A Jerrold Perenchio	Bob Kerrey, Evan Bayh, Howard Lawrence Berman, Joe Biden, Norm Coleman, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Arlen Specter, John Thune, Ron Wyden, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Charles Spittal Robb, Bill Bradley, Alan Simpson, Alan Cranston, Al Gore, Pete Wilson, Tim Wirth, Mel Levine, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Bill Jones, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Susan Golding, NRSC - Nonfederal, Campaign America Inc, LA PAC, DCCC-E Non-Federal Account 5, George H W Bush, Max Baucus, Maureen Reagan, Rudy Boschwitz, Kennedy/DSCC Victory Fund, Empire Majority Leadership Fund
Jeffrey Katzenberg	Bob Kerrey, Howard Lawrence Berman, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Chuck Schumer, Brad Sherman, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Charles Spittal Robb, Bill Bradley, Alan Simpson, Alan Cranston, Al Gore, Mel Levine, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Carol Moseley Braun, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc Non-Federal Individuals, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, LA PAC, Democratic State Central Committee of CA - Federal, DCCC-E Non-Federal Account 5, Effective Government Committee, Dcccc Non-Federal Account 5, Janice K Hahn, Max Baucus, Tom Foley
David S Steiner	Bob Kerrey, Evan Bayh, Howard Lawrence Berman, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Sander Martin Levin, Joe Lieberman, Chuck Schumer, Brad Sherman, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Charles Spittal Robb, Bill Bradley, Paul Martin Simon, Al Gore, Mel Levine, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Carol Moseley Braun, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc Non-Federal Individuals, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, Dcccc Non-Federal Account 7, DCCC-E Non-Federal Account 5, Effective Government Committee, Dcccc Non-Federal Account 5, Howard Dean, Max Baucus
Peter Buttenwieser	Joel Hyatt, Bob Kerrey, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Sander Martin Levin, Joe Lieberman, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Charles Spittal Robb, Bill Bradley, Paul Martin Simon, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Carol Moseley Braun, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc Non-Federal Individuals, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, Dcccc Non-Federal Account 7, DCCC-E Non-Federal Account 5, Effective Government Committee, Dcccc Non-Federal Account 5, Howard Dean, Max Baucus, DNC-Non-Federal National Health Care
John Koza	John Bennett Johnston Jr, Bob Kerrey, Gray Davis, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Byron Dorgan, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Sander Martin Levin, Joe Lieberman, Chuck Schumer, Brad Sherman, Ron Wyden, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Bill Bradley, Paul Martin Simon, Al Gore, Tim Wirth, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Carol Moseley Braun, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, PAC for a Change, Democratic State Central Committee of CA - Federal, Dcccc Non-Federal Account 7, DCCC-E Non-Federal Account 5, Effective Government Committee, Dcccc Non-Federal Account 5, Howard Dean, Max Baucus, California Victory '98/DSCC Fund, Oregon Victory Fund
Bernard Rapoport	Joel Hyatt, Bob Kerrey, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Sander Martin Levin, Joe Lieberman, Jim Oberstar, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Charles Spittal Robb, Bill Bradley, Paul Martin Simon, Alan Cranston, Al Gore, Tim Wirth, Mel Levine, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Carol Moseley Braun, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc Non-Federal Individuals, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, DCCC-E Non-Federal Account 5, Effective Government Committee, Dcccc Non-Federal Account 5, Max Baucus
Alan F Horn	John Bennett Johnston Jr, Bob Kerrey, Gray Davis, Howard Lawrence Berman, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Brad Sherman, Ted Stevens, Ron Wyden, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Charles Spittal Robb, Bill Bradley, Paul Martin Simon, Al Gore, Mel Levine, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, LA PAC, PAC for a Change, Democratic State Central Committee of CA - Federal, Effective Government Committee, Dcccc Non-Federal Account 5, Janice K Hahn, Howard Dean, Max Baucus, Tom Foley
Norm Brownstein	Joel Hyatt, John Bennett Johnston Jr, Bob Kerrey, Gray Davis, Evan Bayh, Howard Lawrence Berman, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Norm Coleman, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Sander Martin Levin, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Thune, Ron Wyden, Tom Daschle, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Charles Spittal Robb, Bill Bradley, Paul Martin Simon, Al Gore, Tim Wirth, Mel Levine, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, Effective Government Committee, Max Baucus, Rudy Boschwitz
Bernard L Schwartz	Joel Hyatt, John Bennett Johnston Jr, Bob Kerrey, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Bill Bradley, Alan Cranston, Al Gore, Tim Wirth, Mel Levine, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Carol Moseley Braun, New York Senate 2000, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc Non-Federal Individuals, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, Dcccc Non-Federal Account 7, DCCC-E Non-Federal Account 5, Effective Government Committee, Dcccc Non-Federal Account 5, Max Baucus
Marc B Nathanson	Gray Davis, Evan Bayh, Howard Lawrence Berman, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Chuck Schumer, Brad Sherman, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Charles Spittal Robb, Bill Bradley, Paul Martin Simon, Alan Cranston, Al Gore, Tim Wirth, Mel Levine, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, LA PAC, Democratic State Central Committee of CA - Federal, Dcccc Non-Federal Account 7, DCCC-E Non-Federal Account 5, Effective Government Committee, Dcccc Non-Federal Account 5, Howard Dean, Max Baucus
Michael A Feiner	Joel Hyatt, Spencer Abraham, John Bennett Johnston Jr, Bob Kerrey, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Norm Coleman, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Sander Martin Levin, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Jim Oberstar, Chuck Schumer, Brad Sherman, Arlen Specter, John Thune, Ron Wyden, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Charles Spittal Robb, Paul Martin Simon, Al Gore, Tim Wirth, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, Howard Dean, Max Baucus, Rudy Boschwitz
Roselyne Chroman Swig	Joel Hyatt, John Bennett Johnston Jr, Bob Kerrey, Gray Davis, Evan Bayh, Howard Lawrence Berman, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Brad Sherman, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Ron Wyden, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Charles Spittal Robb, Paul Martin Simon, Alan Cranston, Al Gore, Tim Wirth, Mel Levine, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, PAC for a Change, Democratic State Central Committee of CA - Federal, Effective Government Committee, Max Baucus
Gary Winnick	Joel Hyatt, Spencer Abraham, Bob Kerrey, Gray Davis, Evan Bayh, Howard Lawrence Berman, Barbara Boxer, Norm Coleman, Chris Dodd, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Sander Martin Levin, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Brad Sherman, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Charles Spittal Robb, Al Gore, Pete Wilson, Tim Wirth, Bill Clinton, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Carol Moseley Braun, NRSC - Nonfederal, Campaign America Inc, PAC for a Change, George H W Bush, Max Baucus, Rudy Boschwitz
Lewis Rudin	Bob Kerrey, Evan Bayh, Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Charles Spittal Robb, Bill Bradley, Paul Martin Simon, Alan Simpson, Al Gore, Pete Wilson, Tim Wirth, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, New York Senate 2000, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc Non-Federal Individuals, Campaign America Inc, Democratic State Central Committee of CA - Federal, Dcccc Non-Federal Account 7, DCCC-E Non-Federal Account 5, Effective Government Committee, George H W Bush, Jeremiah W Nixon, Max Baucus, Bernadine P Healy, Rudy Boschwitz
Edgar Bronfman Jr	Spencer Abraham, John Bennett Johnston Jr, Bob Kerrey, Evan Bayh, Howard Lawrence Berman, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Ted Stevens, Ron Wyden, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Charles Spittal Robb, Bill Bradley, Al Gore, Mel Levine, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Carol Moseley Braun, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc Non-Federal Individuals, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, LA PAC, DCCC-E Non-Federal Account 5, George H W Bush, Max Baucus, Rudy Boschwitz
Amy Rothschild Friedkin	Joel Hyatt, Bob Kerrey, Evan Bayh, Howard Lawrence Berman, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Norm Coleman, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Sander Martin Levin, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Brad Sherman, Arlen Specter, John Thune, Ron Wyden, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Charles Spittal Robb, Al Gore, Mel Levine, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, PAC for a Change, Democratic State Central Committee of CA - Federal, DCCC-E Non-Federal Account 5, Effective Government Committee, Max Baucus

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Types	Person
Gender	Male
Birthday	Aug 31 '25
Date of death	September 2004

Marvin Davis

Chairman of Davis Petroleum; owned 20th Century Fox, the Pebble Beach Corporation, the Beverly Hills Hotel, and the Aspen Skiing Company

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