Education
Born in Seattle, Washington, he attended the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, studying finance, but left in his senior year without receiving a degree.
(From Howard Hughes to Mark Zuckerberg, the public has alw...)
From Howard Hughes to Mark Zuckerberg, the public has always been fascinated by genius entrepreneurs who succumb to their eccentricities. Now, James Scurlock engages, educates, and entertains readers with the captivating story of DHL co-founder and billionaire Larry Hillblom. "King Larry" begins with an early biography of Larry Lee Hillblom, a mercurial young man who grew up on a peach farm outside of Fresno, California. Hillblom co-founded DHL in 1969 (three years before FedEx), and it became the fastest-growing corporation in history. Hillblom's expatriate life began in 1981, when he retreated to a small tax haven in the Western Pacific. There he led the resistance to American meddling in the Marianas Islands. Hillblom's voracious appetite for underage prostitutes is another facet of his unusual story. In 1995, Hillblom's amoral, thrill-seeking nature caught up to him when his seaplane disappeared off the coast of Anatahan, leaving behind an estate worth billions. Weeks later, five impoverished women and their attorneys came forward to challenge Hillblom's will in a legal battle for his fortunes that continues to this day. Meticulously researched and thoroughly engaging, "King Larry" will satisfy fans of such bestsellers as "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" and "The Accidental Billionaires" .
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Born in Seattle, Washington, he attended the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, studying finance, but left in his senior year without receiving a degree.
He is probably best known for his critically acclaimed documentary and his award winning book His most recent book,, is a biography of Larry Hillblom. While in college, he opened four restaurants, which he sold in 1994.
He then moved to Dallas, where he published a successful investing newsletter titled Restaurant Investor and wrote freelance for several magazines.
In 2002, Scurlock moved to Los Angeles, to pursue a career in filmmaking. Parents of the Year was bought by Home Box Office and broadcast extensively on Home Box Office Latino.
Scurlock"s second short, Stumped! (2005), follows three eccentric citizens who run against Arnold Schwarzenegger for Governor of California. His first feature length documentary was the critically acclaimed (2006), which he also produced.
Scurlock also wrote a major book based on Maxed Out.
In conjunction with the global release of the film, his book, (2006), was published through Scribner, a division of Simon & Schuster. James Scurlock lives in Palm Springs, California.
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