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While many Vanderbilt family members had joined the Episcopal Church, [9] [10] [11] Cornelius Vanderbilt remained a member of the Moravian Church to his death. [12] [13] The Vanderbilt family lived on Staten Island until the mid-1800s, when the Commodore built a house on Washington Place (in what is now Greenwich Village).
On December 24, 1963, he married heiress Gloria Vanderbilt, becoming her fourth husband. The couple frequently appeared on the national "best-dressed" list. [3] They had two sons: Carter Vanderbilt Cooper (1965–1988), who died by suicide, [6] and Anderson Hays Cooper (b. 1967), who is an anchor for CNN. [7]
Vanderbilt was born Jeanne Lourdes Murray in 1919. She was the eldest eldest child of John Frances Murray, a commissioner of the New York Port Authority. [1] She was the sister of Catherine Murray di Montezemolo and a granddaughter of the inventor and businessman Thomas E. Murray. [1]
NEW YORK (AP) — Gloria Vanderbilt, the intrepid heiress, artist and romantic who began her extraordinary life as the "poor little rich girl" of the Great Depression, survived family tragedy and ...
Wealth generates its own level of fascination. There are few people in the Western World today who aren't aware of the billionaires Buffett, Gates and Musk, but back in the day, the same could be ...
William Henry Vanderbilt (May 8, 1821 – December 8, 1885) was an American businessman [1] Known as "Billy," he was the eldest son of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, an heir to his fortune and a prominent member of the Vanderbilt family.
Cornelius Vanderbilt played the violin, and his wife, Alice Vanderbilt, played the piano. The Music Room also served as a set for the HBO show "The Gilded Age." The Music Room.
Gloria Laura Vanderbilt (February 20, 1924 – June 17, 2019) was an American artist, author, actress, fashion designer, heiress, and socialite. During the 1930s, she was the subject of a high-profile child custody trial in which her mother, Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, and her paternal aunt, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, each sought custody of her and control over her trust fund.