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Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt (born Maria Mercedes Morgan; 23 August 1904 – 13 February 1965) was an American socialite.Vanderbilt was the mother of fashion designer and artist Gloria Vanderbilt and maternal grandmother of television journalist Anderson Cooper.She was a central figure in Vanderbilt vs. Whitney, one of the most sensational American custody trials in the 20th century.
Reading Time: 11 minutes. She was born into incredible wealth, but socialite Gloria Vanderbilt’s 95 years were tumultuous. Donna Fleming says the fascinating heiress remained down to earth, with her chin up and her heart open. They are wise words shaped by a life full of extraordinary experiences. On her 95th birthday, Gloria Vanderbilt wrote ...
17 Jun 2019 · Gloria Vanderbilt, who died Monday at age 95, was many things in her long life: an artist, author, actress, socialite, designer, pawn, tragic story, triumphant survivor, eternal optimist, mother ...
17 Jun 2019 · "Gloria Vanderbilt was an extraordinary woman, who loved life, and lived it on her own terms," Cooper said in a statement. "She was a painter, a writer, and designer but also a remarkable mother ...
18 Jun 2019 · Gloria Vanderbilt, American fashion designer, artist, author and heiress, died on Monday 17 June, aged 95. Vanderbilt had cancer. She is survived by her sons, CNN anchor and journalist Anderson Cooper—who confirmed her death, saying she was the “coolest and most modern” person he knew—Leopold Stokowski and Christopher Stokowski.
18 Jun 2019 · Gloria Vanderbilt in her Manhattan living room in 1975. A painting by the artist, at left, echoes the afghan on the chaise longue and the carpet, as well as a collection of antique English tulip ...
Gloria Laura Morgan Vanderbilt was born in 1924, in New York City, the only child of Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt and his second wife, Gloria Morgan, a teenage socialite less than half his age ...
