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Doris Duke (November 22, 1912 – October 28, 1993) was an American billionaire tobacco heiress, philanthropist, and socialite. She was often called "the richest little girl in the world". [1] Her great wealth, luxurious lifestyle, and love life attracted significant press coverage, both during her life and after her death.
February 23, 1999. (1999-02-23) Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke is a 1999 American four-part television miniseries starring Lauren Bacall and Richard Chamberlain which was first broadcast on CBS on February 21 and 23, 1999. It was based primarily on the book The Richest Girl in the World by Stephanie Mansfield (Pinnacle Books issued a ...
Louise Cromwell Brooks (sister) Oliver Eaton Cromwell, Jr. (brother) James Henry Roberts Cromwell (June 4, 1896 – March 19, 1990) was an American diplomat, candidate for the United States Senate, author, and one-time husband of Doris Duke, "the richest girl in the world". [1] He was the United States Ambassador to Canada.
Louise Cromwell Brooks. Louise Cromwell (born Henrietta Louise Cromwell; September 24, 1890 – May 30, 1965) was an American socialite whose four marriages included seven years as the first wife of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur. She was "considered one of Washington's most beautiful and attractive young women". [1]
1963–1981. Labels. Jay-Boy Records, Hy-Monty Records, Kent Records, Atlantic Records, Canyon Records, Mankind Records, Contempo Records, SAM Records. Doris Willingham (née Curry, May 18, 1941 – March 21, 2019), [1] known for much of her singing career as Doris Duke, was an American gospel and soul singer, best known for her 1969 album I'm ...
The massive mansion, home to tobacco heiress Doris Duke, is now free for Newport County residents and has a new look. More than a 'fancy house': How Newport's Rough Point mansion gives back to the ...
Porfirio Rubirosa Ariza was born in 1909 in San Francisco de Macorís, the third and youngest child of an upper-middle-class Criollo family. His parents were Pedro María Rubirosa and Ana Ariza Almánzar. The eldest child was named Ana and the elder son was named César. His paternal grandparents were Pedro Rovirosa, a Catalan immigrant, and ...
Butler, heir to Doris Duke. Relatives. Jim McCalliog (cousin) Bernard Lafferty (14 April 1945 – 4 November 1996) was an Irish butler and heir to American tobacco heiress and philanthropist, Doris Duke. Duke hired Lafferty in 1987 and named him the executor of her $1.2 billion estate six months prior to her death in October 1993.