Michael Armand HammerAbu Armie Hammer And the business titan, he’s dead… TMZ has learned.
Michael passed away on Sunday, sources connected to the family told TMZ. We’re told he’s been very ill for some time, and is battling cancer.
The American businessman worked for an investment banking firm in New York City… before getting involved with Occidental Petroleum, the company his grandfather had, Armand Hammerhelmed for years.
Michael moved Occidental’s headquarters to Los Angeles in the 1980s…becoming vice president of the company and taking a seat on the board of directors.
Over the years, Michael has governed Hammer Productions, the Armand Hammer Foundation, Hammer Galleries, and the Hammer International Foundation.
Michael and then his wife Drew Ann Mobley She gave birth to ARMY in 1986, and ARMY’s brother, Victor2 years later.
As you know, the Hammer family has been featured heavily in the ‘House of Hammer’ docuseries.
The family owns a shrine in the Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park, where Armand and a number of other family members are laid to rest.
Michael is survived by his wife, hazyas well as Armie and Viktor.
He was 67 years old.
rest in peace.
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