Talk:Ivan Boesky

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Does anyone know where he is now? Vincent 13:30, 21 Oct 2004 (UTC)

I thought I had heard something about hirfrm living in Hawaii without very much money after an ugly divorce. However, I was unable to find a source to substantiate this.

From a recent article:

Ivan Boesky, the once-jailed financier who was a model for Gordon Gekko in "Wall Street," gave [Hillary] Clinton $2,000. Michael Douglas, who played Gekko, gave her $4,600. "Clinton cashes in from A-list: Clinton's $28.6M in record-breaking fundraising comes from a list of nation's wealthy and famous;" Glenn Thrush Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News 04-17-2007 The Sanity Inspector 01:28, 21 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I WAS TOLD HE HAD A RESIDENCE IN LA JOLLA CALIFORNIA, OUTSIDE OF SAN DIEGO. HE HAS A DAUGHTER WHO HAD DATED A MEXICAN BUSINESS MAN —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.0.50.189 (talk) 03:53, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I know that a number of years ago, he went to Moscow, hoping to cash in as some sort of adviser, telling them how to set up their fledgling stock exchange, etc. Newspapers reported that the Russians wouldn't touch him and he went home empty-handed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.151.43.98 (talk) 05:49, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Pronunciation

Article states "Boesky" rhymes with "whiskey." In the Books on Tape edition of The Crime and Punishment of Michael Milken, "Boesky" is pronounced "Boe skee." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.172.186.32 (talk) 06:55, 29 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

More on background of Boeskyl

Can somebody who knows this stuff include what he did after law school but before going to Wall Street? As I recall, he was managing a nightclub in Detroit up until the age of 35 - was drinking and got into a couple of fights - that's why his fiance's father didn't approve of him. Also, can we have some info on the wife angle? I mean, she came from money, and that's where he got the money to start up on Wall Street to begin with (if he hadn't married somebody like her, we probably never would have heard of Ivan Boesky, and he might have spent his career as a nightclub manager). Thanks in advance to anybody that knows (I know it's in books - I've read it before). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.129.156.83 (talk) 20:18, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If he is still alive and has not been convicted, there is BLP to worry about. He probably has enough money to start a libel action in America.