oil baron J. Paul Getty (1892-1976), Ivy is descended from one of America’s oldest dynasties, her life as split with charm as with chaos.
She was largely raised by her grandfather Gordon Getty – who, at 87, is the last living son of Getty Oil’s founder – and his late wife Ann, the renowned interior designer who passed away unexpectedly in September 2020.
Her 52-year-old musician father, John Gilbert Getty, died in a tragic and accidental fentanyl overdose just two months later; and little is known of her mother, Alyssa Boothby Getty, who was reportedly never close to Ivy, but did attend the nuptials.
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