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Kirk Kerkorian
Kerkor "Kirk" Kerkorian (June 6, 1917 – June 15, 2015) was an American businessman. He was the president/CEO of Tracinda Corporation, his private holding company based in Beverly Hills, California. Kerkorian is known for having been one of the important figures in the shaping of Las Vegas and, with architect Martin Stern, Jr. Described as the "father of the mega-resort", he built the world's largest hotel in Las Vegas three times:〔 the International Hotel (opened in 1969), the MGM Grand Hotel (1973) and the MGM Grand (1993).
An Armenian American, Kerkorian provided over $1 billion for charity in Armenia through his Lincy Foundation.〔 It was established in 1989 and was particularly focused on helping to rebuild northern Armenia after the 1988 earthquake. In 2000 ''Time'' magazine named him the 10th largest donor in the US. Kerkorian was declared an honorary citizen of Armenia by President Robert Kocharyan in September 1998. He was bestowed the title of National Hero of Armenia, the highest state award, by Kocharyan in May 2004.〔
==Early years==
Kerkor Kerkorian〔Kerkor Kerkorian is a corrupt version of the Armenian name Grigor Grigorian; see 〕 was born on June 6, 1917 in Fresno, California, to Armenian immigrant parents. Armenian was his first language and he "didn't learn the English language until we hit the streets."〔 His family moved to Los Angeles following the depression of 1920–21.〔 Dropping out of school in eighth grade, Kerkorian became a fairly skilled amateur boxer under the tutelage of his older brother Nish Kerkorian, fighting under the name "Rifle Right Kerkorian" to win the Pacific amateur welterweight championship. Kirk Kerkorian also had a younger sister, Rose Kerkorian.
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