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Gary Ross Dahl (born December 18, 1936 – March 23, 2015) was an American businessman and advertising director. He founded and created the collectable toy Pet Rock—smooth stones from the city of Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico, in the mid-1970s—which was successful enough to make him a millionaire.
Pet Rock is a collectible toy made in 1975 by advertising executive Gary Dahl. They were rocks packaged in custom cardboard boxes [ 1 ] complete with ventilation holes and straw bedding imitating a pet carrier . [ 2 ]
Dany Garcia Rienzi (born November 29, 1968) is an American film producer and businesswoman. She is the founder of GSTQ and the CEO and chair of The Garcia Companies overseeing a portfolio of brands in business, entertainment, and food, including Teremana Tequila, Athleticon, and the Project Rock Collection at Under Armour, VOSS, Atom Tickets, Salt & Straw, ZOA Energy, Acorns, and the UFL.
During the summer of 1975, the pet rock became a sensation, with Dahl selling 6,000 of them a day, observed The St. Petersburg Times in 1976. The rocks were selling in stores for $4, half of which ...
Paparazzi pictures first obtained by People this week show the 52-year-old WWE star and actor in Hawaii on the set of the upcoming version of the 2016 animated film. In the snaps, Johnson donned a ...
In April 2020, he donated $10 million to Donald Trump's super PAC America First Action. [1] According to OpenSecrets , in 2020 and 2022, he was the 6th- and 5th-most prolific donor in the U.S., spending $60 million and $47 million, respectively, to support Republican candidates and causes.
Rob Lowe Net Worth: $100 million Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Dubbed ‘The Most Beautiful Face’ in New York Magazine ’s Brat Pack article, Lowe’s breakout film role was in The ...
In 2016, with an estimated net worth of $4.9 billion, she established herself as the wealthiest person in the state of Kentucky. [ 2 ] [ 8 ] Gustavson was on the board of directors of the USC-CHLA Institute for Pediatric Clinical Research from 2004 to 2008, and has served as Director of the William Lawrence & Blanche Hughes Foundation.