Kirk Kerkorian
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American businessman, investor, and philanthropist
Why Is Kirk Kerkorian Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Kirk Kerkorian was an Armenian-American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He was the president and CEO of Tracinda Corporation, his private holding company based in Beverly Hills, California. Kerkorian was one of the important figures in the shaping of Las Vegas and, with architect Martin Stern Jr., is described as the "father of the mega-resort". He built the world's largest hotel in Las Vegas three times: the International Hotel , the MGM Grand Hotel and the MGM Grand . He purchased the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studio in 1969.
