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Oscar Wyatt

Oscar Wyatt, American businessman (died 2025)

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Born
July 11, 1924
Died
October 8, 2025
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1924

About Oscar Wyatt

Oscar Sherman Wyatt Jr. was an American businessman and self made millionaire. He was the founder of Coastal Corporation and a decorated bomber pilot in World War II. In 2007 the U.S. federal court in Manhattan tried him for illegally sending payments to Iraq under the Oil-for-Food Program. Wyatt founded Coastal States Gas Producing Company in 1955. In 1924 Oscar Wyatt was born into poverty in Beaumont, Texas. Sales in 1991 totaled $9.549 billion.

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Oscar Wyatt timeline

  1. In 1924 Oscar Wyatt was born into poverty in Beaumont, Texas.
  2. Wyatt founded Coastal States Gas Producing Company in 1955.
  3. Sales in 1991 totaled $9.549 billion.

The world when Oscar Wyatt was born

Oscar Wyatt was born in 1924. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1924

  • #1 song"It Had to Be You" – Isham Jones
  • Top movieThe Thief of Bagdad (Douglas Fairbanks)
  • Best-selling bookSo Big – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Winter Olympics held in Chamonix, France
  • Top headlineCalvin Coolidge elected president in a landslide
  • Technology milestoneIBM founded
  • Defining fadMah-jongg craze sweeps America
  • Notable inventionSpiral-bound notebook
  • World population1.95 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championWashington Senators (World Series)
  • U.S. population114.1M

1924 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Oscar Wyatt's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19242026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$5,800$435,000
Average income$3,520$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population114.1M341 million

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