The couple had a daughter, Arden, who was born prematurely on July 13, 1940, in Hawaii and died on the following day. After a long, happy, and faith-filled life, Doris Duke Valls passed away, peacefully, on December 13, 2020, at the age of 90. The remainder of Duke's estate, estimated at approximately $100 million (equivalent to $1,457,874,763 in 2019), went to his twelve-year-old daughter, Doris, [citation needed] making her "the richest girl in the world". His friends who also knew her had warned him she would not take it well, and the following afternoon the estate's staff overheard the two having a loud and lengthy argument before they got into a rented Dodge Polara to leave. Table of Contents February 25, 2001 Doris came with that amount of petty cash. Durham, N.C. — Doris Duke's legendary last name adorns schools and streets across the Triangle. She later established the Doris Duke Foundation. In 1940 he served several months as U.S. A week later, it came to light that he had left the majority of his fortune to his 12-year-old daughter, Doris Duke. During World War II, she worked in a canteen for sailors in Egypt, taking a salary of one dollar a year. Lafferty and Duke's friend Marion Oates Charles were named as her trustees. She was hospitalized from February 2 to April 15. Throughout her life, the … It was later made clear to Imelda that she expected the money back. Litigation involving 40 lawyers at 10 different law firms tied up the Duke estate for nearly three years. Shangri-La is operated by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art; small personal tours and an online virtual tour are available. They divorced in 1906 and had no children. Lucid Motors prepares to go public thanks to Saudi money and SPAC mania. Doris Duke’s two husbands disappointed her in different ways. Doris Duke had a sad life looking for love in the wrong people and appears to have been taken advantage of because of her money, much of her life. The trustees have progressively reduced funding for these foundations, stating that Doris Duke's own works are "perpetuating the Duke family history of personal passions and conspicuous consumption. Doris Duke (November 22, 1912 – October 28, 1993) was an American billionaire tobacco heiress, philanthropist, art collector, horticulturalist, and socialite. Cromwell, a New Deal advocate like his wife, used her fortune to finance his political career. She appointed her butler, Bernard Lafferty, as executor of her estate. When Duke was 27 years old, she delivered a premature baby daughter who died just 24 hours after being born. The police chief retired to Florida within a year and bought two condominiums for himself; he was succeeded as chief by the detective who had investigated the incident, instead of his boss who was seen as next in line. Duke also owned numerous shares in big-name companies, such as General Motors, and had a large financial team of bankers and accountants to manage her holdings (since, despite rumors, Duke had little to no interest in money matters). Duke was twice divorced and had no other children. [49] In 1958, she established the Duke Gardens Foundation to endow the public display gardens she started to create at Duke Farms. For those of you who have not heard the name, or may need a reminder, Doris Duke was the daughter of tobacco industry titan James Duke. With Lauren Bacall, Richard Chamberlain, Mare Winningham, Lindsay Frost. Doris Duke; Doris Duke, junto a su primer marido James H. R. Cromwell. The Richest Girl in the World. Art-House America Located in the heart of Honolulu, Hawaii, the Doris Duke Theatre began operating out of the Honolulu Museum of Art in 1977 and has become a fixture of Hawaiian film culture. In her reading, Bingham discussed her shock in learning about Doris Duke’s limited representation on Duke’s campus, despite her critical role as a major donor and daughter of the founder. Duke did much additional philanthropic work and was a major benefactor of medical research and child welfare programs. [11] She received large bequests from her father's will when she turned 21, 25, and 30; she was sometimes referred to as the "world's richest girl. When tobacco heiress Doris Duke died last October, she left a will that shocked even those who had known her best. [8][9] One of the pieces of real estate in question was a Manhattan mansion at 1 East 78th Street[8] which later became the home of the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University. The Ultimate Heiress. Directed by John Erman. In this image, Doris is laying the cornerstone of the West Union Building. Duke's passions varied wildly. Duke married twice, the first time in 1935 to James H. R. Cromwell, the son of Eva Stotesbury and stepson of wealthy financier Edward T. Stotesbury. Duke apparently realized that if you're going to fall for a man in … Besides her scandalous personal life, Doris Duke is … [34], In 1966, Eduardo Tirella, curator of Duke's art holdings for the previous decade, decided to leave for a career in Hollywood as a production designer. Duke University also filed suit, claiming entitlement to a larger share of the Duke assets than the $10 million provided in the will (although Duke's will also stated that any beneficiary who disputed its provisions should receive nothing[64]). In 1992, at the age of 79, Duke had a facelift. Biography of billionaire tobacco heiress Doris Duke looks at her bizarre lifestyle, including her troubled childhood, her world traveling for audiences with mystics, a face lift at age 79, and her mysterious death in 1993 at age 80. He leaves behind wife Nanaline and 12 year old daughter Doris. Three of Duke's residences are currently managed by subsidiaries of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and allow limited public access. She became the national youth poet laureate at age 16; six years later, she read her poem at Joe Biden’s and Kamala Harris’ historic swearing-in. New York courts ultimately removed Lafferty for using estate funds for his own support and US Trust for failing "to do anything to stop him. The DDCF also controls funding for the three separate foundations created to operate Duke's former homes: the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Duke Farms and Newport Restoration Foundation. Her Doris Duke Charitable Foundation gives away hundreds of millions of dollars, championing good causes around the world. I am informed Doris Duke’s baby daughter Arden, was born prematurely and sadly died soon after birth. Doris Duke, the heiress and onetime Harper's Bazaar contributor, led a dramatic life—she sued her mother at 14, seduced countless men, and accidentally killed a close friend. [19] Duke Gardens were the center of a controversy[50] over the decision by the trustees of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to close them on May 25, 2008. Ignoring Chandi Heffner, the latter-day flower child whom she adopted in 1988, Duke left control of the bulk of her fortune to Bernard Lafferty, her butler of six years. While almost everyone has heard of Duke University, many are not familiar with the family who gave the prestigious school its name - in particular, the infamous heiress Doris Duke. Doris Duke (November 22, 1912 – October 28, 1993) was an American billionaire tobacco heiress, philanthropist, art collector, horticulturalist, and socialite. [62] The fees for their lawsuits exceeded $10 million, and were paid by the Duke estate. She designed the architectural, artistic and botanical elements of the displays based on observations from her extensive international travels. She adopted a grown up young woman as a daughter but the daughter only did things for her own gain. The baby’s death profoundly affected Duke, and she even hired psychics to try to help her communicate with her lost child. 12. As the late James Duke's only child, the tobacco heiress inherited $100 million at the age of 12. Doris Duke: The Richest Girl in the World The heiress and onetime Harper's BAZAAR contributor led a dramatic life — she sued her mother at 14, … Duke's interest in horticulture led to a friendship with Pulitzer Prize-winning author and scientific farmer Louis Bromfield, who operated Malabar Farm, his country home in Lucas, Ohio in Richland County. The Duke family was one of the richest in America at the time, and the public knew Doris as a socialite, yes, but also as a generous philanthropist who started a foundation in her name. Born in 1912, she was the only child of James Buchanan Duke, founder of the American Tobacco Company and benefactor of Duke University. Doris—tall and awkward with a protruding chin—was the only daughter of American tobacco king James B. Duke. [39] Cromwell, a New Deal advocate like his wife, used her fortune to finance his political career. Doris had a … [59], In her final will, Duke left virtually all of her fortune to several existing and new charitable foundations. https://abcnews.go.com/Health/billionaire-twins-abused-slaves- Duke's first major philanthropic act was to establish Independent Aid, Inc., in 1934, when she was 21 years old, in order to manage the many requests for financial assistance addressed to her. In addition, Duke had a collection of artwork, which was said to include works by Picasso, Van Gogh, Rembrandt and Monet, as well as her valuable collection of Islamic and Southeast Asia art and furniture. Doris Duke, the reclusive tobacco heiress and philanthropist, loved Newport and summered here for many years.Rough Point, the 39,000 square foot mansion with 105 rooms, was one of her many beautiful homes.. Duke passed away in 1993, and after some legal issues were sorted out, the property was opened to the public in 2000. In 1927, Doris sued her mother for control of the Duke Farms estate and won. [57] Duke initially maintained that Heffner was the reincarnation of her only biological child Arden, who died soon after birth in 1940. Doris (mythology) of Greek mythology, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys Doris, fictional character in the Canadian television series Caillou; Doris (singer) (born 1947), Swedish rock and pop singer Doris, mother of Antipater (son of Herod I); Doris Achelwilm, German journalist and politician; Doris Akers (1923–1995), American gospel music singer and composer Her great wealth, luxurious lifestyle, and love life attracted significant press coverage, both while she was alive and after her death. She underwent a second knee surgery in July of that year. In 1996, the year Lafferty died, the Los Angeles District Attorney's office ruled there was no firm evidence of foul play.[59]. It said its lease price made the location unsustainable. While living in Hawaii, Duke became the first non-Hawaiian woman to take up competitive surfing under the tutelage of surfing champion and Olympic swimmer Duke Kahanamoku and his brothers. First, there was Palm Beach socialite James Cromwell, 16 years her senior, whose check bounced when he tried to … Seventy-one buildings are rented to tenants. [23] The collection is on public display at her former home in Honolulu, Hawaii, now the Museum of Islamic Art, Culture, & Design. The Standard hotel in West Hollywood is shutting down. On a visit to Hawaii last week, I took a break from sun worshipping to visit Doris Duke’s famed Oahu residence, Shangri La. Duke’s father, James Buchanan Duke, founded American Tobacco Co. Heffner, 42, was adopted by Duke in 1988, but after the two had a falling out, Duke took Heffner out of the will. Doris Duke See how the heiress lived at Rough Point mansion. Duke was married twice, first in 1904 to Lillian Fletcher McCredy (also known as Lillian Nanette Duke). Therefore, Rubirosa had to sign a pre-nuptial agreement. Keyko said that $800,000 was paid to Heffner on Friday. Tobacco heiress Doris Duke was the only child of American tobacco baron, James Duke. Just Like The Socialites Of Today, Barbara Hutton Had A Rivalry With Heiress Doris Duke Doris Duke, born about ten days after Hutton, was a daughter to the tobacco King, James Buchanan Duke. Later biographies and her obituaries repeated the official finding. When she turned 18, in 1930, the 6-foot (1.8 m)[10] tall Duke was presented to society as a debutante, at a ball at Rough Point, the family residence in Newport, Rhode Island. [3] Her estimated $1.3 billion fortune was largely left to charity. People Given name. Portions of this collection are restricted to users with prior written permission from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Arellano: A teen center turns into a food pantry to survive COVID-19. Tirella's family sued and won $75,000 ($473,000 in today's dollars[36]), divided among his eight siblings, when Duke was found negligent[37][38] after a trial five years later. [1] Her great wealth, luxurious lifestyle, and love life attracted significant press coverage, both while she was alive and after her death.[2]. Doris Duke's estate in Newport, Rhode Island. When her father died, he reportedly left Doris with an estate … Now Vanity Fair reports that she may in fact have ran him over deliberately, after he said he was leaving. She purchased her own Boeing 737 jet and redecorated the interior to travel between homes and on her trips to collect art and plants. Briefly a news correspondent in the 1940s, she also played jazz piano and learned to surf competitively. At age 46, Duke started to create Duke Gardens, an exotic public-display garden, to honor her father James Buchanan Duke. She Really Liked a Man in Uniform. Oct 28, 2020 - Explore Toto Gonzalez's board "Doris Duke" on Pinterest. In order to do so she released the parking brake and shifted into drive, but instead of putting her foot on the brake pedal she hit the gas. I have read Pony Duke’s biography on Doris Duke which alleges this baby girl who was born in 1940 in Hawaii – had brown skin and was fathered by Duke Kahanamoku. Rough Point was deeded to the Newport Restoration Foundation in 1999 and opened to the public in 2000. The Duke family was one of the richest in America at the time, and the public knew Doris as a socialite, yes, but also as a generous philanthropist who started a foundation in her name. Cromwell. After her death, numerous pieces were donated to The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco and the Walters Art Museum of Baltimore.[55]. When Duke passed away in 1925, he left the home to his 12-year-old daughter Doris, subject to Mrs. (Nanaline) Duke's life interest. [53] Historic properties include Rough Point, Samuel Whitehorne House, Prescott Farm, the Buloid-Perry House, the King's Arms Tavern, the Baptist Meetinghouse, and the Cotton House. In a settlement signed Thursday by Manhattan Surrogate Court Judge Renee Roth, Chandi Duke Heffner, 42, dropped claims to the $1.2-billion estate and dropped a breach-of-contract suit contending that Duke reneged on a promise to support her for life, said Heffner’s lawyer, David Keyko. [35], In 2020, Peter Lance, a Newport native who had begun his journalism career at Newport Daily News shortly after the incident, reinvestigated the case in a Vanity Fair article. [43], On September 1, 1947, while in Paris, Duke became the third wife of Porfirio Rubirosa, a diplomat from the Dominican Republic. Doris Duke’s adopted daughter has ended her fight to gain control of the late billionaire’s fortune in exchange for a $65-million settlement from the estate. During the marriage though, she gave Rubirosa several million dollars in gifts, including a stable of polo ponies, sports cars, a converted B-25 bomber, and, in the divorce settlement, a 17th-century house in Paris. Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, with whom Duke was friends with, was the vice president and publicly supported the foundation. Duke left most of her money to charity and named her butler, Bernard Lafferty, co-executor of the estate. [35], After a brief investigation, the Newport police ruled the death was accidental. She was Doris Duke. [citation needed], Even more sensational accusations were made by a nurse, Tammy Payette, who contended that Lafferty and a prominent Beverly Hills physician, Dr. Charles Kivowitz, had conspired to hasten Duke's death with morphine and Demerol. She died much as she lived--in secrecy, loneliness and on the edge of scandal", "Doris Duke, 80, Heiress Whose Great Wealth Couldn't Buy Happiness, Is Dead", "James B. Duke Wills Bulk of $100,000,000 to Widow and Child", "Billionaire Twins Abused Like Slaves by Dad", "The Duke Family Fortune: Depleted By Lavish, Addiction-Fueled Spending? Her philanthropic work in AIDS research, medicine, and child welfare continued into her old age. The income from the trusts was payable to any children after her death. The balance is due Wednesday. The Standard hotel in West Hollywood on the Sunset Strip is set to close Friday. The daughter of James Buchanan Duke, she established Duke Gardens in New Jersey (not to be confused with the Sarah P. Duke Gardens on the North Carolina campus of Duke University) and managed the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. [35], What Lance was able to find showed that Duke's account of the incident had changed and was inconsistent with the evidence. Their childhood has been documented as a tragedy of grotesque neglect, abuse, parental violence and addiction. Christie's, New York, published a heavily illustrated catalog of over 600 pages for its auction of "The Doris Duke Collection, sold to benefit the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation" which was held in New York City over three days in 2004. Within months she established the Newport Restoration Foundation, which has since renovated 84 of the city's colonial era buildings. [20] Each of the eleven interconnected gardens was a full-scale re-creation of a garden theme, country or period, inspired by DuPont's Longwood Gardens. Duke Farms in New Jersey is managed by the Duke Farms Foundation; a video tour of the former Duke Gardens is available. James B. Duke dies in New York City at the age of 68. [17] A lover of animals, in particular her dogs and pet camels, in her later years Duke became a wildlife refuge supporter. Ted Schwarz with Tom Rybak, co-authored by one of Duke's staff, This page was last edited on 19 January 2021, at 16:50. A day after returning home from this second surgery, she suffered a severe stroke. Tirella was found trapped under the car and was pronounced dead of serious injuries soon after. Duke's legacy is now administered by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, dedicated to medical research, prevention of cruelty to children and animals, the performing arts, wildlife and ecology. She listened in on phone conversations. The couple had a daughter, Arden, who was born prematurely on July 13, 1940, in Hawaii and died on the following day. [54], Duke's extensive travels led to an interest in a variety of cultures, and during her lifetime she amassed a considerable collection of Islamic and Southeast Asian art. At her father's estate in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey, she created one of America's largest indoor botanical displays. Duke spent her early childhood at Duke Farms, her father's 2,700-acre (11 km2) estate in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey. She was buried in month 1962, at burial place , North Carolina. Tobacco heiress Doris Duke was the only child of American tobacco baron, James Duke. [21] She also labored on their installation, sometimes working 16-hour days. When she was born, the press called her the 'million dollar baby.' [18] She extended new greenhouses from the Horace Trumbauer conservatory[19] at her home in Duke Farms, New Jersey. The Duke Connection, 1928. [35], Shortly after the case was closed, Duke began making considerable philanthropic contributions to the city, including the repair of Cliff Walk around her estate, previously a source of friction between her and the city when her dogs had attacked tourists, and $10,000 to the hospital she had been taken to the night of the accident. Today, his farm is part of Malabar Farm State Park, made possible by a donation from Duke that helped purchase the property after Bromfield's death. Ambassador to Canada and ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate. [35], Duke married twice, the first time in 1935 to James H. R. Cromwell, the son of Eva Stotesbury and stepson of wealthy financier Edward T. I tried to start a pandemic pod for my 5-year-old. In 1907 he married the widow Nanaline Holt Inman, with whom he had his only child, a daughter, Doris, born November 22, 1912. "[12][13] Her mother died in 1962, leaving her jewelry and a coat.[14]. See more ideas about doris duke, duke, dory. The parking brake could not have been released the way she said she had, and all Tirella's injuries were above his waist, which suggests he was not trapped between the car and the gates when it broke through. [40][41][42] They divorced in 1943. She was the daughter and only child of tobacco titan, James Duke, born in the early 1900s. With Lauren Bacall, Richard Chamberlain, Mare Winningham, Lindsay Frost. She also donated funds to support and educate black students in the South who were disadvantaged because of their race. When he died in 1925, telling her on … Winters were spent at an estate she built in the 1930s and named "Shangri La" in Honolulu, Hawaii;[29] and at "Falcon Lair" in Beverly Hills, California,[30] once the home of Rudolph Valentino. But her only child, a daughter, was born three months premature and died, according to reports at the time. [42][29][45][46][17], Duke posted a bail of $5,000,000 for her friend, former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos after the latter was arrested for racketeering.[47]. [69][70], American billionaire heiress, philanthropist, and socialite, a Manhattan mansion at 1 East 78th Street, "A Tale of Money and Mystery: Billionaire tobacco heiress Doris Duke's death has spawned a wealth of disputes. Heffner, 42, was adopted by Duke in 1988, but after the two had a falling out, Duke took Heffner out of the will. Doris Duke had difficulty remaining in one place, and whenever she arrived somewhere, she had the desire to go somewhere else.[32]. [51], In 1968, Duke created the Newport Restoration Foundation with the goal of preserving more than eighty colonial buildings in the town. The bail was $5 million. She later established the Doris Duke Foundation. [44], She reportedly had numerous affairs, with, among others, Duke Kahanamoku, Errol Flynn, Alec Cunningham-Reid, General George S. Patton, Joe Castro and Louis Bromfield. Of course, Walker, Jr., and his kids both inherited through his grandmother, Nanaline Holt Inman (who was Doris Duke’s mother). [58], The two women had a falling out, and the final version of Duke's will specified that she did not wish Heffner to benefit from her father's trusts; she also negated the adoption. [8] Due to ambiguity in James Duke's will, a lawsuit was filed in 1927 to prevent auctions and outright sales of real estate he had owned; in effect, Doris Duke successfully sued her mother and other executors to prevent the sales. Duke moved from the passenger seat to the driver's seat in order, she said later, to drive the car forward and pick up Tirella once the gate was open. Doris Duke, the tobacco heiress and philanthropist whose bittersweet life was woven of luxury, disputes and interludes of deep unhappiness, died yesterday at her house in Beverly Hills, Calif. Duke Gardens were the center of a controversy over the decision by the trustees of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to close them on May 25, 2008. Allen, the Duke Endowment Chair. 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. Doris Duke, who died in 1993 aged 80, insisted that Eduardo Tirella died in an accident. At death, Duke's fortune was estimated at upwards of $1.2 billion. A section of woods there is dedicated to her and bears her name. [61], However a number of lawsuits were filed against the will. I am informed Doris Duke’s baby daughter Arden, was born prematurely and sadly died soon after birth. Chandi sued Duke’s estate and wound up inheriting $65 million. After the war, she moved to Paris and wrote for the magazine Harper's Bazaar. Duke was a hands-on homeowner, climbing a ladder to a three-story scaffolding to clean tile murals in the courtyard of Shangri La,[33] and working side by side with her gardeners at Duke Farms. Twins, 16, set to inherit billion dollar Doris Duke fortune reveal 'how they were beaten, forced to eat their own feces and made to play Russian Roulette at the hands of abusive caretakers' He found initially that the police file on the case and the transcripts of the wrongful death suit brought by Tirella's family were missing from archives where they would normally be kept, but was able to find some of those documents later. Doris Duke, pictured here at Shangri La, was the only daughter of tobacco tycoon James Buchanan Duke. [22], Duke had learned to play the piano at an early age and developed a lifelong appreciation of jazz and befriended jazz musicians. Earlier this year, Manhattan Surrogate Court Judge Eve Preminger removed Lafferty from that position for allegedly squandering the estate’s assets on lavish living but Lafferty is appealing the ruling. To her left is the Chief Engineer, A.C. Lee, and to her right G.G. Miss Duke, 75, adopted Chandi Hefner, who owns ″extensive property in Hawaii,″ and has been living … Nanaline was a shrewd businesswoman, often compared to Hetty Green, and when she died in 1962, she left her daughter an estate then estimated to be worth $250 million.[48]. Also in Duke's collection were over 2,000 bottles of rare wine (worth over $5 million) and the extraordinary Duke collection of fine jewels. The last living heirs to Duke's vast Industrial Age fortune are twins Georgia Inman and Walker “Patterson” Inman III, the children of Walker Inman Jr., Duke's nephew. He leaves behind wife Nanaline and 12 year old daughter Doris. [5] The total value of the estate was estimated variously at $60 million[6] to $100 million (equivalent to $875 million to $1.458 billion in 2021), the majority derived from J.B. Duke's holdings in the American Tobacco Company and the precursor of the Duke Power Company.[7]. [56] 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. [48] Her foundation, Independent Aid, became the Doris Duke Foundation, which still exists as a private grant-making entity. [24][25], Duke acquired a number of homes. The vehicle, she told police later, pinned Tirella against the still-opening gates, knocked them over and then struck a tree across Bellevue Avenue. 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They had one daughter: Doris Cromwell (born Duke). In January 1993, she underwent surgery for a knee replacement. [27], Duke's other residences were private during her lifetime: she spent summer weekends working on her Newport Restoration Foundation projects while staying at Rough Point, the 49-room English manor-style mansion that she inherited in Newport, Rhode Island.[28]. Doris—tall and awkward with a protruding chin—was the only daughter of American tobacco king James B. Duke. She was secretive. Duke was the life beneficiary of two trusts created by her father, James Buchanan Duke, in 1917 and 1924. He flew to Newport, where she was staying at Rough Point, on October 6, to collect his belongings and let Duke know that he was leaving her employ. Doris Duke was the only daughter of tobacco and energy magnate James Buchanan “Buck” Duke and almost all of her share of the Duke fortune went to charity when she died. [52][35][3] Duke was also friends with artist Andy Warhol. 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