Clint Murchison in 1933 began a series of purchases of the lower nine miles of Matagorda Island, where he built a ranch and a sprawling home. For more than two decades, since Johns death in 1979, Lucilleor Lupe, as she was knownhad been the matriarch of the legendary family whose oil fortune was made by her father-in-law, Clint Murchison Sr., and multiplied by his two sons, John and Clint Jr. Just as Clint Jr. became famous as owner of the Dallas Cowboys, so the art collection gave John and Lupe enormous cachet among the international rich, setting them apart from the rough-and-tumble Texas oil crowd of their day, most of whom did not collect art of any kind. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. Clint W. Murchison Sr was married twicefirst to Anne Morris (b. Hall recalls an exchange with one high-profile oilman: This friend calls and says, Im interested in Ken Nolands Montana Sun. I told him the price, and he shouts into the phone, Well, goddamn, I gave it to them, and I only paid $500 for it. And I said, Well, were selling it for $100,000. And he shouts, Hell, good luck! A Lake Tahoe collector paid the full asking price. Clinton Williams Murchison, Sr. (April 11, 1895 - 20 June 1969), was a noted Texas-based oil magnate and political operative. Kennedy was particularly upset that Hunt, who had . a masked gunman invaded Cullen Davis' hilltop mansion . me again - that's no threat - that's a promise.'" stung me that he would be this involved in knowing where the President of the No causeways extend from the mainland. shocked to witness the arrival of Lyndon Johnson who had traveled from Houston. Hunt) and H.L. Clint Murchison in 1933 began a series of purchases of the lower nine miles of Matagorda Island, where he built a ranch and a sprawling home. In the early 1930s, Murchison was a grieving father of three young boys. about two years prior to the assassination of John Kennedy." His 27-year-old wife, Anne, had died suddenly of a mysterious liver disease. Brown said that the plan to kill JFK had its origins in the 1960 Democratic "They had this lodge.outside of Dallas and they would meet there.he In 1917 he joined the United States Army and during the First World War he became a first lieutenant. All rights reserved. The night before the Kennedy assassination, Lyndon Baines Johnson met Those present at the event included J. Edgar Hoover, (Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association). He inherited his fortune from his father,. A reflecting pool leads up to the main residence. The president came ashore exactly once. Still, he sold both daughters a few pieces. The NFL charged Murchison $600,000 for the hand off. Jul 8, 2022 2:13 PM EDT FRISCO - Dallas Cowboys cornerback Everson Walls and linebacker Chuck Howley, as well as the late Dan Reeves and franchise founder Clint Murchison Jr., are among 54. While selling the collection, Hall could live in Lupes $7.5 million contemporary home in Addison, on 12 acres of rolling lawn, dotted with dinosaur-sized sculptures, bound by wooded creeks. FT. $6.9 MILLION Built in the early 20th century for oil magnate Clint Murchison, this grand Colonial-style manse anchors nearly three acres of. The night before the Kennedy assassination, Lyndon Baines Johnson met In the vacuum of any historical record, there has been uncharitable speculation about what was discussed. of the United States on Air Force One while the grief-stricken Jackie Kennedy Everything fell apart for Mr. Murchison, whose mere signature used to be enough to borrow tens of millions. One woman, however, took a quick tour and departed. Wearing a dark, short-sleeved shirt, Roosevelt reached around their shoulders. assassination are often ignored by the media who prefer to keep the debate focused As the Saltaire pulled slowly away, the president maneuvered in on its stern and followed several miles to the San Jose dock. The ailment. proceedings, related to illegal kickbacks Johnson was receiving from agriculture business tycoon with close links to the Genovese mafia, on November. He was also the father of Dallas Cowboys owner Clint Murchison Jr.. [2] Contents 1 Personal 2 Family 3 Death 4 JFK conspiracy allegations 5 References Personal Johnson would have probably gone to prison - they would have gotten rid of him She lives in the neighborhood. Tommy the Cork, and told Johnson that if he needed something in Washington, he should call Tommy. Hunt really controlled what actually 1. Hall spent the first month just trying to figure out what was in the collection. An auctioneer`s assistant did not know whether the system extended into the eight mosaic-tiled bathrooms. November 21, 1963. By 1987, Clint Murchison had sold his mansion and lived in a standard middle-class house with his wife Anne. In the spring of 1936, Murchison had been preparing for a summer entertaining at the island when his 11-year-old son, Burk, was admitted to Dallas Medical Arts Hospital with pneumonia. Legendary oil magnate Clint Murchison bought 350 acres in 1930 so that his three young sons could have a little room to run around. The rest of the party boarded Richardsons boat and a Potomac tender. But the Cowboys owner you rarely heard from was the original owner, Clint. 3. For dealer Ron Hall, it was the chance of a lifetime. It`s romance; romance is a big part of the auction. The 18,589 Square Feet single family home is a 7 beds, 9 baths property. After Clint Sr. died, Clint Jr. and his brother took over the family. Her second book, published in 1994, is "BLOOD RICH: When Oil Billions, High Fashion, and Royal Intimacies Are Not Enough." received little media attention. When Lyndon B. Johnson finally arrived, she said: The president will be very happy indeed to see you when he lands at Galveston. They carried him down the steps to a small twin-cockpit Chris-Craft and set him behind the wheel with his passengers Ruth and Elliott Roosevelt. Murchison, 63, no longer lives here. Cowboys connection: Clint Murchison was the father of Dallas Cowboys co-founder Clint Murchison Jr. Glen Abbey was created on [] If Lupe had chosen Hall herself, she could not have found anyone more to her liking. The dramatic stone-and-glass house was the perfect backdrop for selling the art, and it made sense for someone to live there while both the house and the art were on the market. The name was his pugnacious reaction to proration laws that set limits on how much oil could be produced from wells in the East Texas field. Edward Clark introduced Mac Wallace to Lyndon B. Johnson in October, 1950, and he then began working with the United States Department of Agriculture in Texas. I guess we`re going to be selling a little romance this weekend.''. Two isolated islands off the coast of South Texas became unlikely centers of power and influence after they were purchased by two of the richest men in the country. Everyone in Dallas wants to see this house.''. Recently, while living in Lupes home, Hall started a new series of sculptures. Ron has a tremendous eye for art, and he treats people fairly. Such praise (and much envy) is echoed throughout Dallas art community. The kitchen is bigger than two average living rooms. This first installment of a three-part series examines President Franklin Roosevelts 1937 visit that would affect the lives of future island guests Dwight Eisenhower and Lyndon Johnson. When Hall approached the museum, he was told the snafu was due to a bookkeeping errorwhich is putting the best possible face on it. The "Young Goodman Brown"). Then there was also the problem of the client: he had never met her, nor was he likely to. Brown was in Dallas in the day of the assassination but just as the parade When Johnson was elected, the president serendipitously announced a fishing trip to Port Aransas. "When they met in California Joe Kennedy, John Kennedy's father, and H.L. It has four refrigerator-freezers, three sinks and two dishwashers. Clint Murchison, Jr. Built in the early 20th century for oil magnate Clint Murchison, this grand Colonial-style manse anchors nearly three acres of lush land. Only one firsthand account of the lunch survives. In fact, if one person personified the center of business and political power in Texas in 1963 it would be Clint Murchison, Sr. His son, Clint Jr. was a founding owner of the Dallas Cowboys in 1960. and I looked up.he had this motorcade route.it Roosevelt also received Gov. Clint Murchison Jr.: $1.4 billion inheritance Clint Murchison Jr. was bequeathed a bumper $200 million when his oil tycoon father died in 1969. The following day, the three oilmen were back onboard to say goodbye before the president sailed away. Before her death on June 22 2002, prolific author and lecturer Robert Gaylon tycoon with close links to the Genovese mafia, on November 21st 1963, the night There was the glass house in Vail. But another son, John Murchison, had kept the family business alive and kicking. Vital Records & More. 0. Sixty-foot hallways lead into room after room, crammed with all manner of stuff: antique furniture, porcelain, china, leaded glass, crystal, jewelry, silverware, gilt mirrors, lamps, oriental carpets, pottery, paintings, Flemish tapestries and, in the carport, a 1974 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow with ''78,000 miles showing.''. Besides the sheer size of it, there was the matter of timing. When they got to a fence, theyd go right through it and keep grazing.. or found dead having allegedly shot themselves five times in the head. Many are priced in the hundreds, not thousands, of dollars. "We were playing poker at the Carousel Club and Jack Ruby came over and then the day of the assassination he said 'well, we won the war'," said Mr. A gallery-like veranda ran along the perimeter. Clint Murchison, Sr. Steven Barclay: The Murchison Mansion: All the Vice President's Men "My God, they are going to kill us all" Lit Crit: The National Archives: The Strand Bookstore: Howard Nemerov: Poet Laureate Consulate in Poetry to the Library of Congress, 1963-64: The New Frontier: The Internet: New Orleans, Louisiana: Marfa, Lannan . to John Currington (an aide to H.L. the early 80's, to this day her shocking revelations about how he had told her The home sits on nearly three acres of land. In May 1937, the 165-foot presidential yacht, the USS Potomac, anchored in the bay behind the two islands while FDR and Elliott spent eight days fishing the waters of South Texas. and it's the biggest JFK smoking gun there is - despite the fact that it has To the north is the nearly empty barrier island of San Jose, which rolls out for more than 20 miles to a brackish bayou. In 1985, Murchison designed, constructed and financed a 30-acre campus-style headquarters for the Dallas Cowboys called Valley Ranch located in Irving, Texas. media mogul. . (His son, Clint Murchison, Jr., founded the Dallas Cowboys a decade later.) the Kennedy's "would never embarrass me again" the night before the a Texas Dynasty. other people connected to the events in Dealy Plaza, Brown felt that she was Then the DMA asked Hall to give them the Rivers. John Werner: Murchison's risk paid off with Cowboys. had this deep voice and he said, 'after tomorrow those S.O.B. 7 BEDROOMS 7 BATHROOMS 2 HALF-BATH 18,600 SQ. Those present at the event included J. Edgar Hoover, of the assassination, telling her the Irish mafia (meaning the Kennedy family) European Art Gallery on Fairmount Street closed 18 months ago, almost before the cheese and canaps from its opening party reached their expiration date. SOB's" would never embarrass him again. Everybody knew that Sid was a billionaire, recalled Murchisons widow, Virginia Murchison Linthicum. But next door on Matagorda, the elements are on the march against the legacy of Murchison and Wynne. Main photo: An aerial view of the landing strip and home of Sid Richardson on San Jose Island. The group included Jack Ruby, the Dallas nightclub owner who would later shoot Murchison, control of the bank passed to his sons. other people connected to the events in Dealy Plaza, Brown felt that she was Inside, rattlesnakes and barn owls inhabit the 13,000-square-foot mansion where Roosevelt sipped mint juleps. The answer to all of your questions that, on the night before, which amounted to a coven of witches and, (somewhat reminiscent of the climax of Nathaniel Hawthorne's short. By contrast, the president took to Richardson immediately. Those obscure artists whose work they bought in the 50s and 60s turned into superstars. Lyndon Johnson and in fact was just as smitten with him as on the first day highlighted how people who were set to testify against Johnson for indictment Son of an oil tycoon, Clint Murchison Jr. received $200 million after the death of his father in the late 1960s. In fact, many of John and Lupes friends looked askance at the collection. On May 1, Roosevelt was on deck when the destroyer USS Moffett steamed between the jetties at Aransas Pass and delivered the president to his yacht, the USS Potomac, which was anchored in the bay on the lee side of San Jose Island. The man who controlled the spigot to this pipeline of cash was Lyndon Johnson. "Had the assassination not happened the day that it did, Lyndon He began the Texas trip on a typically upbeat note, saying, I havent a care in the world, which is some going for a president who is said by newspapers to be a remorseless dictator driving his country into hopeless bankruptcy.. The benediction continued when the president invited LBJ to ride with him in his private railcar to College Station. - he was so involved with some of this," said Brown. - he was so involved with some of this," said Brown. for Kennedy was beginning she left and began driving towards Austin, first stopping Bronzed from the Texas sun, he reached to give Richardson a firm handshake. the conference to tell his mistress Madeleine Duncan Brown that "those behind the assassination of JFK was exposed. to arrange call girls, drugs, gambling fixes and even contract killings. Richardson and his friend Clint Murchison Sr. played hosts to President Franklin Roosevelt in 1937. chose different people to do certain things for him and I'm sure it went on Heavy equipment and building materials were pulled across the bay on barges. SOB's" would never embarrass him again. If they had the gall to blow the President's head off in broad daylight with DALLAS It was in the walk-in closet, the Texas-size one big enough for a cocktail party, that Eileen Ray`s disappointment finally spilled over. Well count down the biggest leases and sales in our Real Estate Annual. The group included Jack Ruby, the Dallas nightclub owner who would later shoot Fish . Hopefully The two brothers, John and Clint Jr., formed the Murchison Brothers Company and over the next several years gained tremendous success in oil, real estate and other businesses. Brown described Ruby as the "in man" in Texas who could be trusted had been shot and immediately thought to call Lou Sterrett , who was an Austin He did not drink much but he held respect for no person. and it's the biggest JFK smoking gun there is - despite the fact that it has When Richardson learned from Elliott that the president would be fishing near Aransas, he suggested that FDR visit his and Murchisons two islands. Clint W. Murchison Jr., the scion of a Texas wildcat oil family who created the Dallas Cowboys football team, died Monday night. Though Brown first went public on her 21-year relationship with Johnson in highlighted how people who were set to testify against Johnson for indictment Clint . would go as the vice president.this came from the horse's mouth way back Ancient dunes are unmarred by condos, and spring break is a distant thunder. 9/11 Commission Report. An aerial photo of San Jose (foreground) and Matagorda islands. Two days later, he was back to escort the presidential party, first to his island, San Jose, and then to Matagorda for lunch. Galleries with more important works are doing well, because the economy doesnt affect the very rich. Man, this has been a STRANGE offseason for Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys. Clint Murchison immediately called a meeting. The former home of Clint Murchison Sr. and, later, his partner Toddie Lee Wynne Sr., has come under assault by the elements since the land became a government wildlife refuge in 1986. "I said my God what has happened Lou?" In the official log of the trip, Pa Watson wrote simply, The party had a grand time at table lots of fun., From left: An unidentified man, President Roosevelts son Elliott, President Roosevelt, Dudley Golding and Sid Richardson preparing to leave Richardsons dock for a tour of San Jose Island. He was also the father of Dallas Cowboys owner Clint Murchison, Jr.. Inside the house, Jewel Phifer, who had come from Dallas to serve the president, waited with a tray of mint juleps on the veranda. My friends all have plenty of money, she had told her lawyers. Clint Murchison immediately called a meeting. Latest Headlines Odd News . Howard Nemerov. It took four years, but he carved a private retreat out of the unforgiving terrain. So why was LBJ on the JFK ticket? Let them come and buy the works. After all, the proceeds would go to Lupes favorite charities. The well-established Karen Mitchell Frank Gallery closed in April. It takes a special kind of person to squander a $200 million inheritance, but that is exactly what Clint Murchison, Jr. did. The Murchison estate also included what the family called the Big House, a 22,000-square-foot mansion that Clint Sr. built and which Lupe abandoned in 1998, when she completed her house just a few hundred yards away. But do it fastthe deadline is Nov. 25. The projection room has no projector and the movie screen dangles limply from the rafters. had been shot and immediately thought to call Lou Sterrett , who was an Austin then the day of the assassination he said 'well, we won the war'," said Brown said that the plan to kill JFK had its origins in the 1960 Democratic With the support of Texas oilmen Clint Murchison and Sid Richardson, Young gains control of the big New York Central Railroad. Clyde Tolson, John J. McCloy, Jack Ruby, George Brown (of Brown and Root), numerous It is not the first time Murchison has auctioned his worldly goods to pay debts estimated at $400 million. Not only will he have to stop living like a billionaire (or at least living in a billionaires house), but when the collection is finally sold, Hall will have to break an almost intimate bond hes formed with his departed client. Murchison believed those limits were an un-American infringement on his liberty. Clint Senior, the one LBJ knew, lived 80 miles away from John near Athens, Texas. Clint Murchison Sr. erupted from East Texas during the rough-and-tumble years of oil drilling in the 1930s, and spent his life "doing deals." Wolfe gives a colorful description of a quiet, unpretentious man whose financial acumen and brilliant use of leverage helped him build a multimillion-dollar conglomerate. The bedrooms, done in excellent simplicity, were deluxe, noted Roosevelts aide, Gen. Edwin Pa Watson, offering every comfort.. One minute hes roping cattle, and the next hes calling a dealer in Paris or London to get a million-dollar painting shipped over for a client to look at, says Dallas art dealer David Dike. Murchison died at 10:40 p.m. Monday at Gaston Episcopal Hospital after developing pneumonia, which complicated a crippling nerve disease similar to Lou Gehrig's disease. To the south is Port Aransas, a postcard beach town where fishing yachts and sailboats mingle in the harbor. Brown. this article and the video clip contained therein will help to bring more attention According to Brown's story she was invited to a social party at the mansion of Clint Murchison, the Texas oil tycoon. But, suffering from . The Murchison estate also included what the family called the "Big House," a 22,000-square-foot mansion that Clint Sr. built and which Lupe abandoned in 1998, when she completed her house. During President Roosevelts visit in 1937, Sid Richardson led the presidential motorcade along this beach from San Jose across to Matagorda, where they had lunch at the Murchison residence. . Convention, at which John F. Kennedy was elected as presidential candidate with before the assassination. Where Cedar Bayou separates San Jose from Matagorda, the cars forded the trickle of water onto Murchisons island. ''I just wanted to see what he had. This is hardly the best of times to be in the art business, as the formerly rich try to unload paintings to pay their utility bills. In an appearance on the television program A Current Affair, Brown asserted that on November 21, 1963 the night before the assassination of President . love and informs you that you should now be independent enough to, these questions without his help- Hide quoted text -, From http://home.comcast.net/~dperry1943/browns.html, Fromhttp://home.comcast.net/~dperry1943/browns.html. His inheritance would be worth over $400 million today. made the remark, 'we may have lost a battle but we're going to win a war,' and much in the meeting and when he came out.he grabbed me by the arm and he The owners were afforded a limited lease (1942) and continued full use and enjoyment of their property, which sold in the 1980's through The Nature Conservancy to the U.S. by Barr McClellan, father of White House press secretary Scott McClellan. Read now, Video Editors: David Guzman and Alan Peppard. STATE: 26,000 acres. Contact: Allie Beth Allman & Associates/Christies International Real Estate, 214-521-7355; alliebeth.com, 2023 Cond Nast. Corcoran had been busy strategizing on the presidents Supreme Court reform bill. It changed the trajectories of Lyndon Johnson and Dwight Eisenhower and put them on the road to the White House, and it cast Murchison and Richardson as the first oilman kingmakers. Murchison, Jr. squandered his inheritance of nearly 200 million dollars and was forced to sell assets to repay debts of 500 million. Oil Company) land was not condemned and taken. And Sid Richardson, the Big Four's fun-loving bachelor, was a friend of several presidents, including, most . The burly oilman hopped off his boat and was escorted to the back of the ship and into a new milieu presidential politics. Murchison was an ardent believer in states' rights and constitutional rights. Clint W. Murchison, Sr. was born April 11, 1895, in Tyler to John W. and Clara (Williams) Murchison. His research led him to the Dallas Museum of Art, which had borrowed the painting and never returned it. In addition, he used the following sources: Part 2: A fortress of power built to last, Part 3: Toddie Lee Wynne and the reach for the stars. proceedings, related to illegal kickbacks Johnson was receiving from agriculture In private, Roosevelt derided him as Jesus H. Jones. He brought the government to an indignant standstill with a bill to appoint up to six additional justices to the Supreme Court to revive New Deal legislation that had been ruled unconstitutional. President Roosevelt (left) shakes hands with newly elected congressman Lyndon B. Johnson (right) as Gov. From the waist up, the 55-year-old president was the picture of virility. straight from the horse's mouth. Clint was a hot oiler in every respect, recalled oilman J.R. Parten. Mr. Murchison, who had been debilitated. The Murchisons were one of the most prominent oil families in Texas, a state knee deep in them. (Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association). I never even got to first base with her in trying to sell her anything. But luck had it that Hall knew the managers of Lupes estate (two lawyers, two CPAs, and a banker), not one of whom knew a thing about art. Presidents and senators explored the beaches and basked in the enormous fortunes of their hosts Clint Murchison Sr. of Dallas and his lifetime best friend, Sid Richardson of Fort Worth. No spam, ever. Clint Murchison Sr., born in 1895, was the son of a banker, John Weldon Murchison, owner of the First National Bank of Athens, Texas. the patsy Lee Harvey Oswald dead on November 24. A son of Clint Murchison, Sr. who made his first fortune in oil exploration and became notorious for exploiting the sale of "hot oil" (see Hot Oil case for explanation of this term), Junior and his . He forfeited the college education planned for him by his parents and worked in his father's bank, where he acquired financial expertise. On the train, Roosevelt wrote down the number of his political fixer Thomas Corcoran, a.k.a. He built a mansion in Houston during the Depression and justified it as a civil enterprise, bringing jobs to hundreds of . So now that you know the back story, why not make yourself at home here and add your own chapter? The chance encounter would change both of their lives. on issues which can't definitively be proven either way (or at least can be In any kind of sea, the presidential yacht was likely to turn turtle., The term yacht was a slight misnomer. Allan Richards, the chief decorator at Neiman Marcus, came from Dallas and filled the place with comfortable, nautical furniture. Following the death of T.F. Our website, archdigest.com, offers constant original coverage of the interior design and architecture worlds, new shops and products, travel destinations, art and cultural events, celebrity style, and high-end real estate as well as access to print features and images from the AD archives. 1930s residence designed by local architect Anton Korn. Edward was born on June 5 1881, in Oatlands Tasmania Australia. ''I don`t see how people this wealthy can live with carpets this filthy,'' she declared, surveying the extremely off-white wall-to-wall carpeting. . an inside job planned from the very top years in advance. Spencer Edwards was a freewheeling oilman with money, a beautiful wife, loyal investors and a high-society calendar. Though still sturdy at its core, the house is an imposing study in decomposition a poignant reminder that sic transit gloria mundi: Thus passes the glory of the world. mafia kingpins, several newspaper and TV reporters, and Richard Nixon. Clyde Tolson, John J. McCloy, Jack Ruby, George Brown (of Brown and Root), numerous Duncan Brown and from that lengthy discussion the truth about exactly who was On the dock stood Gov. His own vice president, Texan John Nance Garner, thought the court-packing plan was a rancid proposal. Walls papered with a delicate sylvan motif and detailed millwork lend this dining room a sophisticated air. (G.J. How He Went From a Mansion to a Rundown Rental. Murchison, was one of the earliest settlers to arrive in Athens and established the first bank in Henderson County in 1890. theories - an astounding deposition of a deliberately planned criminal conspiracy Brings new meaning to the phrase Sunday Funday. of the assassination, telling her the Irish mafia (meaning the Kennedy family) by Barr McClellan, father of White House press secretary Scott McClellan. Enjoy unlimited access to all of our incredible journalism, in print and digital. off to have a haircut. much in the meeting and when he came out.he grabbed me by the arm and he If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. A groundbreaking interview with Madeleine Duncan Brown, now deceased, the mistress of LBJ for many years, conducted by Gaylon Ross. An air base was built and the island was used as a bombing range. About the only promising name was that of Clint W. Murchison who, according to the memo, came into the East Texas Field several months after it started with no money and [after] a little over three years sold out for about five million dollars., Of Richardson, the memorandum said he was in debt and borrows money to develop leases. But that was obsolete information. ''. said Brown. Clint Murchison, Sr. When the favors came, Johnson was quick to repay them with interest. There was no negotiating. Not even with her children. Clint Murchison Sr.'s Big House 23 Ash Bluff Lane Dallas, TX 75220. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. A town house project in Washington flopped, as did condominiums in Richmond and Palm. hitmen after the assassination, and upon hearing of the strange deaths of many Now, Lyndon, of course its a bunch of [expletive], this plan, former state Sen. Alvin Wirtz advised him, but if youll flow with it, Roosevelts friends will support you.. In going through paperwork, he discovered mention of a $350,000 Larry Rivers paintingbut he couldnt find the piece. Roosevelt, who had been stricken with polio 15 years earlier, feared a fire at sea. Dallas, Texas 75201. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. mapped out a strategy to kill Kennedy. (G.J. The family that made the Dallas Cowboys into America's team were friends with John Wayne and helped finance the first movie he ever directed.. During the mid-1950s, shortly before Vail was started, John Murchison built two of the . A black-and-white photo of the smiling boy holding a piglet under his arm would be on Murchisons bedside table for the rest of his life. It was the other brother, John, who lived in the big house in north Dallas. Many, of course, came just to look. Clint Murchison entertained British royalty on his Mexican hacienda and bet on racehorsesand conducted dirty dealswith J. Edgar Hoover. (Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association). (Courtesy Murchison Collection). And he has done well by her.
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