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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.
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.
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.
Gossip (likely true): Eva harbored a smoldering hatred toward her daughter-in-law Doris Duke, whom she suspected — correctly, as it turned out — of cuckolding Eva’s son, James.
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 ...
It is better known as a residence of heiress Doris Duke. [2] [3] Valentino bought the 4-acre (1.6 ha) estate in 1925 for US$175,000 (equivalent to $3,040,000 in 2023). [4] He filled the house with antiques and memorabilia from his travels. Shortly after the purchase, he and Natacha Rambova divorced. Valentino retained Falcon Lair, hosted ...
Bernard and Doris is a 2006 film directed by Bob Balaban. The teleplay by Hugh Costello is a semi- fictionalized account of the relationship that developed between socialite heiress and philanthropist Doris Duke and her self-destructive Irish butler Bernard Lafferty later in her life. The film premiered at the Hamptons International Film ...
Brodie Duke (half-brother) James Buchanan Duke (December 23, 1856 – October 10, 1925) was an American tobacco and electric power industrialist best known for the invention of modern cigarette manufacture and marketing techniques, [1] and his involvement with Duke University. He was the founder of the American Tobacco Company in 1890.