- Former owner of 20th Century Fox, Pebble Beach, and the Beverly Hills Hotel. Father of John Davis and Grandfather of Nick Raynes.
- Billionaire and former oilman who sold 20th Century Fox studios to Rupert Murdoch in 1985.
- Owned the Pebble Beach Co. and the Beverly Hills Hotel. Sold the Pebble Beach Co. for $841 million in 1990 to a group of Japanese investors. Built and twice sold the 20th Century Fox Plaza in Century City. The building became famous as the tower in the original "Die Hard" film.
- Graduated from New York University in 1947. After graduation, he joined his father in creating Davis Oil Co., a wildcat drilling operation that earned them billions of dollars. Nicknamed "Mr. Wildcatter," he and his family relocated from Denver to Beverly Hills in the 1980s, where he started a second career in real estate.
- Established the Children's Diabetes Foundation in 1977 after his daughter Dana was diagnosed with the disease.
- At the time of his death, his fortune was valued at $4.9 billion by Forbes magazine, placing him 85th on the annual ranking of billionaires.
- Father, with Barbara Davis, of son John Davis and daughter Dana Davis.
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