Armand Hammer (1898 - 1990)

Born 21 May 1898 in New York City, New York, United States

Husband of Olga Vadimovna Von Root — married about 1927 (to before 1943) in Soviet Union

Husband of Frances (Barrett) Hammer — married 1956 (to 1989) in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Dec 1990 at age 92 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Armand Hammer is Notable.

Biography

Armand, son of Julius Hammer and Rose Robinson, was born in 1898. He passed away in 1990.

In 1920, “22-year-old Armand Hammer abandoned a medical career to take over his father’s other business, Allied Drug...Vladimir Lenin sent a message to Joseph Stalin encouraging “particular support” for Armand, telling him, “This is a small path to the American ‘business’ world and this path should be made use of in every way.” Armand moved to the Soviet Union in 1921 for about a decade to fortify family connections. While there, he married a Russian singer named Olga and together they had a son named Julian.”^[1]

“By the 1950s, Armand had divorced Olga as well as a second wife, Angela [Zevely], who had told the court that, due to his time in Russia and his medical training, “[it] causes him no pain to see the sufferings of others.” He moved to Los Angeles, married a wealthy woman named Frances Barrett Tolman in 1956, invested her money in the then failing Occidental Petroleum, and drove the company to incredible success.”^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Vanity Fair, May 2021 Issue

• Businessman, ran Occidental Petroleum, and also renowned for his art collection.

• Biographical Dictionary of American Business Leaders H-M, Volume 2, John N. Ingham, 1983, CT/London, Greenwood Press...JR 1/2018

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armand_Hammer