Elijah E. Fogelson

(1900-1987) born in Lincoln. Independent oil magnate, philanthropist, horseman, developed oil wells out of desire to see United States independent of foreign supplies, served on General Dwight Eisenhower's staff during World War II and was partially responsible for the oil pipeline that made possible the Allied invasion and rapid advance in Europe, married actress Greer Garson in 1949, a marriage that endured for 38 years; established the E. E. Fogelson and Greer Garson Fogelson Charitable Foundation, with philanthropic interests in the arts, education, environment, and medicine, enjoyed breeding and racing thoroughbred horses, producing many winners, including Ack Ack, the Horse of the Year in 1971; recipient of many honors, including major awards from the presidents of Finland and France. Consult Sunday /Omaha/ World Herald Magazine, July 31, 1949, p. C-15 and obituaries in Santa Fe, New Mexico Journal North, December 2, 1987, p. 1 and Dallas Morning News, December 3, 1987, p. A-17. See also Greer Garson entries in Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, Vol 4 (2001) 200-203 and American National Biography, Sup 1 (2002) 225-227.

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