A sculptor and philanthropist, Whitney wanted custody of her niece, which resulted in a custody trial. As a result of her spending habits, her mother's use of finances was scrutinized by the child's paternal aunt, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. They were accompanied by a beloved nanny-Emma Sullivan Kieslich, whom young Gloria had named "Dodo"-who would play a tumultuous part in the child's life, and her mother's identical twin sister, Thelma, who was the lover of the Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) during this time. The control of Vanderbilt's share while she was a minor belonged to her mother, who traveled to and from Paris for years, taking her daughter with her. Upon their father's death from cirrhosis when Vanderbilt was 18 months old, she and her half-sister became heiresses to a half share each in a $5 million trust fund, equivalent to $83 million in 2022 value. From her father's first marriage to Cathleen Neilson, she had one elder half-sister, Cathleen Vanderbilt. After her father's death, she was confirmed and raised in the Catholic Church, to which her mother belonged. When Vanderbilt was born, her father was heard to exclaim in delight, "It is fantastic how Vanderbilt she looks! See the corners of her eyes, how they turn up?" She was baptized in the Episcopal Church by Bishop Herbert Shipman as Gloria Laura Vanderbilt. 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. She was particularly noted as an early developer of designer blue jeans. In the 1970s, Vanderbilt launched a line of fashions, perfumes, and household goods bearing her name. Called the " trial of the century" by the press, the court proceedings were the subject of wide and sensational press coverage due to the wealth and prominence of the involved parties, and the scandalous evidence presented to support Whitney's claim that Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt was an unfit parent. Gloria Laura Vanderbilt (Febru– June 17, 2019) was an American artist, author, actress, fashion designer, heiress, and socialite.ĭuring 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.
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