BILLIONAIRE FOOD COMPANY OWNER LENT HIS INSPIRATION.Byline: JULIA M. SCOTT Staff Writer The California WellBeing Institute in Westlake Village is the brainchild of billionaire and health enthusiast David H. Murdock David Howard Murdock (1924-), with his net worth of 4.2 billion US Dollars, is the 204th richest person in the world. A high-school dropout, Murdock was drafted by the U.S. Army in 1943. . Murdock, 83, owns Dole Food Co. and is worth $4 billion, making him the 168th-richest person in the world, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Forbes. He employs 63,000 people in more than 90 countries. Murdock owns 12 million square feet of property and 200,000 acres of undeveloped land. Murdock helped design the institute, which partners with the Four Seasons Hotel to offer spa treatments, healthy living classes, and medical expertise. Murdock designed the massive rock waterfall behind the hotel and is using orchids from his collection to decorate the walkways. Giant slabs of amethyst amethyst (ăm`əthĭst) [Gr.,=non-drunkenness], variety of quartz, violet to purple in color, used as a gem. It is the most highly valued of the semiprecious quartzes. and onyx from Murdock's stone collection grace the walls and the entire institute is painted yellow, his favorite color. Murdock organized the writing of ``The Encyclopedia of Foods, A Guide to Healthy Nutrition.'' The 500-page book was published in 2002 by Academic Press. Murdock owns real estate developer Castle & Cooke and breeds 200 Arabian horses at Ventura Farms in Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. . Murdock lives in California and owns the island of Lanai Lanai (lənī`), island, 141 sq mi (365 sq km), central Hawaii, W of Maui island across the Auau Channel; Mt. Lanaihale (3,370 ft/1,027 m) is the island's highest point. For many years the island was used for sugarcane raising and cattle grazing. in Hawaii. julia.scott@dailynews.com (818) 713-3735 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: MURDOCK |
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