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Bit of trivia: the monopoly character was said to be based on Samuel Insull who became Edison's private secretary and right hand man. https://en.wikipedia.org/
by smileypete 8y ago
Bit of trivia: the monopoly character was said to be based on Samuel Insull who became Edison's private secretary and right hand man.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Insull https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Insull
https://www.google.com/search?q=monopoly+game+%22samuel+insull%22 https://www.google.com/search?q=monopoly+game+%22samuel+insu...
Having successfully argued for the creation of regulated utility monopolies, he assembled a huge empire which subsequently collapsed in the Great Crash of 1929, investors and indeed himself were wiped out...
- yareally 8y agoHmm, I had also heard the Monopoly Guy was based on JP Morgan (at least in looks), but I could be incorrect.
- ibn_ibid 8y ago>Monopoly Guy His name is Rich Uncle Pennybags
- eric_h 8y agoI would argue that he is more commonly known as Monopoly Guy - as this is the first I've heard "Rich Uncle Pennybags", and I first played Monopoly ~30 years ago.
- jfoutz 8y agoyou can be the citation on the wiki article! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Uncle_Pennybags https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Uncle_Pennybags
- matte_black 8y agoWas it worth it though?