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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
Niven does, but money was a motivator. Part of his effort in his early days was to demonstrate he could make a living as a writer, and he refused to touch his "independent means" to cover his basic living expenses.
He did, as I understand it, dip into the trust fund to buy SF art, causing "It's not fair!" grumblings among those he outbid. Personally, I thought that was sour grapes. The artists were trying to make their living from art, and if Larry had the money to pay them a better price than other bidders, so much the better.
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Dennis
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I really was unaware of this but did some googling:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_L._Doheny
(great grandfather)