Meshulam Riklis

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Meshulam Riklis (born 1923) is a businessman. He was married to Pia Zadora in 1977 and helped launch her film career. He and Zadora bought and demolished the Los Angeles landmark home Pickfair to build their own larger home on the site. They divorced in 1993. He once owned the Riviera hotel and casino in Las Vegas and the McCrory Stores, as well as the Fabergé line of cosmetics. Riklis pioneered the idea of coporate mergers in the U.S. Famously sold his stake in the Carnival Cruise Line to Ted Arison for $1.