Kirk Kerkorian
American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (1917–2015)
Քըրք Քըրքորյան · 柯克·克科里安 · カーク・カーコリアン
- Born
- 6 June 1917, Fresno
- Died
- 15 June 2015, Los Angeles
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- boxing
- Occupation
- aircraft pilot, entrepreneur, financier, boxer, film producer
- Nickname
- Captain Kirk
Kerkor "Kirk" Kerkorian (Armenian: Քըրք Քըրքորեան; June 6, 1917 – June 15, 2015) was an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He was the president and CEO of Tracinda Corporation, his private holding company based in Beverly Hills, California. Kerkorian was one of the important figures in the shaping of Las Vegas and, with architect Martin Stern Jr., is 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 original MGM Grand Hotel (1973) and the current MGM Grand (1993). He purchased the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studio in 1969.
Awards and honours
- National Hero of Armenia 2004
- Order of St. Mesrop Mashtots
External links
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.