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Her foundation, Independent Aid, became the Doris Duke Foundation, which still exists as a private grant-making entity. [62] After her death, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation was established in 1996, supporting four national grant making programs and Doris Duke's three estates, Shangri La, Rough Point, and Duke Farms.
In the May 1955 issue of Confidential, "Doris Duke and Her African Prince" appeared. The story alleged that Doris Duke had an affair with a "Negro handyman and chauffeur," whom the article said she once employed. [98] In July 1955, Doris Duke sued the magazine for $3 million, claiming libel. [99]
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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.
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Tobacco heiress Doris Duke posted Marcos's bail of $5 million. [9] [10] Marcos faced up to 50 years in prison and fines up to $1 million if convicted of all charges. [11] Following the illness and eventual death of her husband, Imelda Marcos became the main defendant. [6] The United States and Philippine governments worked closely to prosecute ...
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation is awarding more than $10 million to five health organizations to reconsider the use of race in medical algorithms, which research shows can lead to ...
Harry Demopoulos is a trustee of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, founded upon the death of the billionaire tobacco heiress. When Duke died in 1993 at the age of 80, legal documents revealed she had previously assigned Demopoulos – a longtime friend – co-executor of her estate.