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An alligator rested on the riverbank, unmoving and invisible, watching small fish swim by. The alligator was hungry, but it didn’t go after the small fry. The creature waited so calmly that the river’s inhabitants became busy with their own interests and stopped noticing the alligator. After a long while, a particularly big, succulent-looking fish swam by. That’s when the beast opened its maw. The alligator gulped the big fish whole. #kirkkerkorian (at Venice, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4oysXjpWjc0J2fL3ovbD8x4tUATn4Kde_98Ok0/?igshid=1dbetwzkxhfzi

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#happysunday got the #bentley out today for a spin in #oldlaspalmas always a great day when that happens;) #geneautry #buddyrich #dinahshore #leonardodicaprio #jackwarner #arthurelrod #cher #deanmartin #louwasserman #marilynmonroe #sydneysheldon #katesmith #kirkkerkorian i know i missed some but you get the idea. #happyhalloween #psarchitecture (at Palm Springs Architecture)

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Kirk Kerkorian: One of Sin City's Pioneers

Kirk Kerkorian is an American businessman highly regarded as one of the leading figures that shaped the Las Vegas known today, earning him the distinction of being one of Sin City's pioneers. In particular, Kerkorian is famous for his work with the architect Martin Stern, Jr., the man called the "father of the mega resort." Born in 1917 in Fresno, California, Kerkorian did not have formal schooling. But while he dropped out in eighth grade, he did very well in life, becoming a boxer then a fighter pilot during World War II before settling in as a businessman.

Today, Kerkorian has an estimated net worth of $4.5 billion. He had his start in 1962 when he bought land in Las Vegas which was said to have been bigger than the size of the Empire State Building. He then got controlling shares in the MGM film studio in 1969 and opened the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in 1973, which is now known as Bally's Las Vegas. The MGM Grand Reno followed suit in 1978. The MGM grew to become the world's second biggest gaming company where Kerkorian stayed on board until he stepped down in 2011 as the chairman. In recent years, he's sold $750 million worth of shares in MGM but still has more than enough to boost stakes in Tracinda, his private investment firm. (The company's name is a portmanteau of his daughters' names, Tracy and Linda.)

When Kerkorian is not living the American dream, he is off making the dream come alive for other people, with his Dream Fund pledging support for medical research and academic programs at the UCLA. He's a private man though and so has never once allowed anything to be named after him despite having donated a school and over $200 million through the years.

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