Last Updated: 02 Apr, 2024 | Views: 178
Age: 82
Profession: Business Men
Other Profession(s): Philanthropist, Investor, Businessperson
Famous For: Biggest shareholder in The Walt Disney Company
Higher Education: Graduated
Net Worth: US$3 billion
About (Profile/Biography):
Sid Bass was born on April 9, 1942 in Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. In addition to his 1965 Yale University degree, Sid Bass also holds a Stanford Graduate School of Business degree. Sid Bass and his uncle, Sid W. Richardson, amassed a fortune in oil. Author Hyatt Bass and Samantha Bass are the two daughters of Sid Bass's first marriage, Anne Hendricks Bass.
Sid Bass Career:
Sid Bass Control of the Family Business
• In 1968, Sid Bass assumed leadership of the family company. The Walt Disney Company's greatest shareholder was Sid Bass.
• Sid Bass made interests in oil and gas.
Sid Bass Sell his Disney holdings
• A margin call resulted in Sid Bass having to liquidate his Disney stock.
• Sid Bass possessed a $3 billion US net worth.
Sid Bass Philanthropy Work
• In 1990, Sid Bass gave Yale University $20 million to support humanities research.
• Sid Bass and Mercedes Bass, his second wife, gave the Metropolitan Opera a $25 million donation in 2006.
Sid Bass Unknown Facts
• Sid Bass wed Mercedes Bass, née Tavacoli, the socialite and former Iranian-American Mercedes Kellogg.
• In 2011, Sid Bass's childless union ended in divorce.
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