On the Upper East Side, Mr. Brandon, formerly of Toys R Us, sold his home at 21 East 61st Street, at Madison Avenue, a.k.a. Newspapers dubbed Gloria, 'the poor little rich girl. The opulent homes continued with William Henry Vanderbilt's son - Cornelius Vanderbilt II - who succeeded his father as president and chairman of the New York Central Railroad. (Others, like Calvin Klein, were self-made status symbols.) In its place today stands a 41-story office building that was owned by Jared Kushner until 2018. Known Also as Dog Fancier. Vanderbilt was born on February 20, 1924, in Manhattan, New York City, the only child of railroad heir Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt of the Vanderbilt family and his second wife, Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt. He made the news not for what he built but rather what he spent. [6] Her paternal grandparents were Cornelius Vanderbilt II and Alice Claypoole Vanderbilt. [6][19] In his will, he left the vast majority of his estate to his daughters with a residue to his widow, which was not to exceed $1,125,000 and his New York townhouse, located at 12 East 77th Street, and Sandy Point Farm. "MRS. M. AROSTEGUI, A VANDERBILT, DIES; Inherited With Mrs. di Cicco Bulk of $7,000,000 Estate of Father, Reginald Vanderbilt", "Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt Elude the Curious by Leaving Their Train at Roxbury Crossing", "MRS. R.C. In its place today stands a 41-story office building that was owned by Jared Kushner until 2018, In 1895, Cornelius II and Alicespent $7 million ($220 million today's money) building The Breakers in Newport, Rhode Island. Ms. Vanderbilt in a 1954 portrait by Gordon Parks, who remained her friend and became her companion in later years. 'It's like The Crown on steroids': Anderson Cooper explores his 1925. With 250 rooms, 35 bedrooms, and 43 bathrooms, the French Renaissance chateau and its 8,000 acre property is still family owned and operated by George's relatives, Unlike the Commodore who despised ostentation, his grandchildren and subsequent generations squandered their fortune in an effort to break into society by building opulent homes, 'all which were built and torn down within a span of 60 years,' said Anderson Cooper. A judge ordered that the 10-year-old stay with Whitney while the case was decided. The nanny testified that she found graphic pornography books: ', 'We're not your enemies!' Mr. di Cicco beat Gloria often, and they were divorced in 1945. Living at her aunts estate at Old Westbury, Gloria attended the Green Vale School on Long Island, and later Miss Porters School in Farmington, Conn., and the Wheeler School in Providence, R.I. She recalled being taunted by schoolmates and communicating with her aunt mainly through lawyers.