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James Goldsmith's Death

Born (Birthday) February 26, 1933

Death Date July 18, 1997

Age of Death 64 years

Cause of Death N/A

Profession Politician

The politician James Goldsmith died at the age of 64. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

French politician, financier, and publisher who said, ‘If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.’ He is cited as the inspiration for the character of the corporate raider Sir Larry Wildman in the Oliver Stone film Wall Street.

His parents were Major Frank Goldsmith and Marcelle Moullier.

Two months after contesting the 1997 general election, Goldsmith died from the effects of pancreatic cancer at a farmhouse that he owned in Benahavís, southern Spain, on 18 July 1997.

Quotes

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If you see a bandwagon, it’s too late.

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If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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When a man marries his mistress it creates a job opportunity.

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Tolerance it a tremendous virtue, but the immediate neighbors of tolerance are apathy and weakness.