. In 1954 she took her ambitions to the stage, making her debut in a summer-stock production of The Swan, and the following year she made her Broadway debut in The Time of Your Life. c.h = height; I think it’s a curse . When his mother Gloria Vanderbilt passed away last month at the age of 95 from stomach cancer, journalist Anderson Cooper likely wasn't expecting a large inheritance. window.adSetOthAT && window.adSetOthAT('kvblogname=news;kvcategory=entertainment;kvpub=aol;kvpubmarket=us;kvpubsection=entertainment;kvcmsid=bsd:23765863;kveditags=anderson-cooper:celebrity-deaths:gloria-vanderbilt:inheritance:wills;kventryid=23765863;kvblogger=gibson-johns;'); Information about your device and internet connection, including your IP address, Browsing and search activity while using Verizon Media websites and apps. With him she had two of her four sons—one of whom, Anderson Cooper, became a prominent news anchor for CNN. Anderson Cooper to get most of mom Gloria Vanderbilt's fortune: report. } The two promoted the book together and those interviews gave us a glimpse into Vanderbilt as a "mom." (Photo by Horst P. Horst/Conde Nast via Getty Images), Close up of designer and socialite, Gloria Vanderbilt stands in her Manhattan studio. if (a.currentStyle) { Gloria Vanderbilt at the World Premiere of "East of Eden." When his mother Gloria Vanderbilt passed away last month at the age of 95 from stomach cancer, journalist Anderson Cooper likely wasn't expecting a large inheritance. Disney Channel star Cameron Boyce dead at 20 Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. Though she continued to appear periodically onstage and on television into the 1960s, Vanderbilt gradually focused on her art and on writing. Omissions? window.adSetMOAT && window.adSetMOAT('1'); } else { She opened up about losing a child and learning her son Anderson is gay. var myRapidInstance = new YAHOO.i13n.Rapid(rapidConfig); "I think it's an initiative sucker. But Gertrude Whitney opposed it—Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt was an "unfit" mother. But most moms would agree that "mom" is the title that trumps them all. c.sps = sizeArray; c.div = divId; (Photo by Jack Robinson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images), Gloria Vanderbilt and her two sons, Anderson and Carter, sit on her bed. (Photo by MATT CARASELLA/Patrick McMullan via Getty Imagess), Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt at the Tiffany Store in New York, New York (Photo by Rabbani and Solimene Photography/WireImage), NEW YORK CITY, NY - APRIL 16: (L-R) Anderson Cooper, Gloria Vanderbilt and Matthew Patrick Smyth attend KIPS BAY BOYS & GIRLS CLUB 2009 Preview Gala & Cocktails at ASPREY at Kips Bay Decorator Show House & Asprey on April 16, 2009 in New York City. Refinance rates at 2.40% APR (15yr). (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images), UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1998: Gloria Vanderbilt signs her book with Anne Slater, Madison Ave. bookstore, New York - 1998 (Photo by Rose Hartman/Getty Images), NEW YORK - 2000: Artist Gordon Parks & designer Gloria Vanderbilt at a gala at the Plaza Hotel in 2000 in New York City, New York. Makeup by Sandra Linter. !function (e, f, u) { A somber Anderson Cooper paid his final respects to his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, Tuesday in NYC. Gloria Vanderbilt died at age 95 with a vault of titles: heiress, painter, writer, designer, artist, actress, fashion model and philanthropist. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic), NEW YORK, NY - JULY 14: Gloria Vanderbilt speaks during SiriusXM's 'Town Hall' With Gloria Vanderbilt at SiriusXM Studios on July 14, 2016 in New York City. It was so advanced, she had been taken to the hospital earlier this month. Disney animator Milton Quon dies at 105 From the time I was growing up, if I felt like there was some pot of gold waiting for me, I don’t know if I would have been so motivated.". Despite the fact that Vanderbilt was estimated to be worth $200 million, she's actually leaving behind less than $1.5 million , which Page Six reports was the total value of her estate when she passed away following a short battle with an advanced form of stomach cancer. keys: {"pl2":"amp-bon-article","p_sec":"AOL Entertainment","p_subsec":"celebrity","ver":"blogsmith","st_sec":"us.aolcoment","pt":"content","pct":"story","paid":"aol_com_127=bsd:23765863","pstaid":"6816f6d9-a592-3f08-be1d-7205e3c57a1e"}, Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). (Photo by Louis Liotta/New York Post Archives /(c) NYP Holdings, Inc. via Getty Images), Gloria Vanderbilt took the witness stand for the third day today to testify in the custody proceeding involving her two children, Chris, 7, and Stan, 8, and her husband, conductor Leopold Stokowski. Vanderbilt also added that she often wished she was a lesbian because she understands and trusts women, and men are mysterious, to which her son argued, "Men are so not mysterious. Alison Eldridge is Managing Editor, Strategic Content at Encyclopaedia Britannica.In addition to her work with Britannica, Alison has published several nonfiction books for children (with her husband,... Gloria Vanderbilt, photograph by Carl Van Vechten, 1958. AOL.collapseModuleFeatureEnabled = ""; Anderson penned a touching tribute to his mother on Instagram not long after the funeral ... saying her love was the greatest gift to him. Vanderbilt was mother to four sons: Anderson Cooper, Carter Vanderbilt Cooper, Christopher Stokowski and Leopold Stanislaus Stokowski. "I love to talk about Carter, because for me, it brings him alive again," she said. nol: true, window._newsroom = window._newsroom || []; magicNumber = sizeMnArray[e] catch (e) {} if (typeof AOL === "undefined") { © 2020  Verizon Media. "It is noteworthy that Gloria didn’t leave hardly anything to Anderson, when it was assumed he would get most of her estate," New York City lawyer Herbert E. Nass explained. (Photo by Louis Liotta/New York Post Archives /(c) NYP Holdings, Inc. via Getty Images). AOL.articleOverlayActive = false; (Photo by Matt Carasella/Patrick McMullan via Getty Imagess), NEW YORK CITY, NY - FEBRUARY 5: Gloria Vanderbilt attends Celebration & Book Signing for DRAWING FASHION: THE ART OF KENNETH PAUL BLOCK by Susan Mulcahy at Bergdorf Goodman on February 5, 2008 in New York City. Gloria Vanderbilt, in full Gloria Laura Morgan Vanderbilt, (born February 20, 1924, New York, New York, U.S.—died June 17, 2019, New York, New York), American socialite, artist, author, actress, and designer of textiles and fashion who was often in the public eye for her social life and professional exploits. Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. Following Vanderbilt's death, the CNN host eulogized his mom in a moving tribute. ", Contributing: Elysa Gardner and Maria Puente. AOL.enableMobileSearchFocus = false; Cops Break Up Paintball War in Philly ... QB Flexes Impressive Physique On Beach Vacay, ©2020 EHM PRODUCTIONS,INC. Get breaking news and big stories on your desktop. June 05, 1959. var yaftConf = { (Photo by Horst P. Horst/Condé Nast via Getty Images), Gloria Vanderbilt in her studio with pantings on the walls and floor. "From the time I was growing up, if I felt that there was some pot of gold waiting for me, I don't know that I would've been so motivated." When the headlines broke, 1934 was grimness itself. var a = document.getElementById("state-indicator"); (Photo by NEIL RASMUS/Patrick McMullan via Getty Imagess), American photographer and film director Gordon Parks (1912 - 2006) and American artist and author Gloria Vanderbilt attending the '8th Annual Living Landmarks Gala' at the Plaza Hotel, New York City, USA, circa 2001. It's unclear exactly how Vanderbilt spent the bulk of her fortune, but the railroad heiress had a series of legal and business woes over the last several decades of her life that likely affected her finances negatively. We and our partners will store and/or access information on your device through the use of cookies and similar technologies, to display personalised ads and content, for ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. What an extraordinary mom. (Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage), NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 14: Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt attend A Conversation with Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt at 92nd Street Y on April 14, 2016 in New York City. At age 17 Vanderbilt dropped out of high school to marry the talent agent Pasquale (“Pat”) De Cicco. document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0], '//c2.taboola.com/nr/aol-aol/newsroom.js'); Waiting for your permission to load the comments. Vanderbilt recounted the loss in an interview with USA TODAY. "At the time it was considered a crime, a sin, and I thought I might have inherited it – though I had no idea what it was," she told USA TODAY. }; New York City, New York. var hmpg_ads = new Array(); But Vanderbilt acknowledged that she was "terrified" when her bisexual mother was accused of being a lesbian. (Original Caption) Gloria Vanderbilt Stokowska as she began rehearsals today for her role in William Saroyan's The Time of Your Life, which opens at the 55th Street Playhouse on January 19th. January 14, 1955. viewability: true, Her most famed son is CNN journalist Anderson Cooper, who documented correspondence between him and his mother in "The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life, Loss and Love.". if ($(divID).length) { "People talk about 'bringing closure,' but in my opinion, there's never closure.". Gloria Vanderbilt was 95. b = a.currentStyle.zIndex; Updates? (Photo by PL Gould/IMAGES/Getty Images), Designers Gloria Vanderbilt and Geoffrey Beene (in shadows) between a pair of folding partition walls in Geoffrey Beene's New York showroom. . c.mn = magicNumber; Portrait of American heiress and socialite (as well as fashion designer and artist) Gloria Vanderbilt, New York, New York, late 1960s. The CNN anchor looked on as pallbearers loaded his legendary mother's casket into the hearse before she was laid to rest at a private family cemetery in Staten Island. "What an extraordinary mom. At this point, it's unclear if his previous stance will impact what Cooper chooses to do with his mother's estate. American author, fashion designer, and socialite. The custody trial (which in fact lasted just less than two months) was terribly unfair to Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt- the judge was prejudiced in favor of Gloria’s Aunt Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, Gloria Morgan’s own mother was against her, Little Gloria had been manipulated to testify against her mother… The mother also discussed her son Anderson Cooper's sexuality. Pays Final Respects to Mom Gloria Vanderbilt. Town Hall To Air On Radio Andy. Portrait of designer Gloria Vanderbilt, late 1960s or early 1970s. (Photo by Susan Wood/Getty Images), NEW YORK CITY - DECEMBER 31: (L-R) Gloria Vanderbilt, Carter Cooper and Anderson Cooper attend Woody Allen New Year Eve's Party on December 31, 1979 at Harkness House in New York City. "What an extraordinary life," he said. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io, 'Cleopatra' Movie Starring Gal Gadot in the Works, Harry & Meghan Get an Apology From the Paparazzi, Princess Eugenie Shares Never-Before-Seen Photos, Meghan & Harry Video Chat with Malala Yousafzai.

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