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Word: driller (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1981-1981
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Davis, 55, has a passion for privacy. The son of a New York City garmentmaker, he amassed a fortune, believed to approach $1 billion, in 25 years of wheeling and dealing that have made his wholly owned Davis Oil Co. a leading independent oil driller. Davis has tried but failed to buy up other non-oil businesses, including the Oakland A's baseball team and the Denver Post. If he captures Fox, he will own not just a highly profitable movie studio but a budding entertainment and real estate empire. Fox Chairman Dennis Stanfill has been investing movie revenues...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fox Hunt: 20th Century-Fox Film Corp | 3/9/1981 | See Source »

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