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Doris Duke. Doris Duke (November 22, 1912 – October 28, 1993) was an American billionaire tobacco heiress, philanthropist, and socialite. She was often called "the richest girl in the world". [1]
Apr 2, 2014 · Born November 22, 1912, in New York City, Doris Duke was the only child of American tobacco baron James Duke and his wife Nanaline. When she was born, the newspapers christened her "the richest...
Aug 5, 2021 · V.F. unearths a 1966 eyewitness—a paperboy—who saw heiress Doris Duke right after she may have committed murder. Newport, Rhode Island, police have now opened an investigation.
If there was ever a woman who defined the phrase “poor little rich girl,” it was Doris Duke. She was born into immense wealth and privilege, but nothing could stop heartbreak and controversy from coming for her in the most vicious way possible—even after she was gone.
Oct 29, 1993 · 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,...
Doris Duke. Trustee, 1933–1993. Ms. Duke, the only child of James B. Duke, was born in New York City on November 22, 1912. When Doris was 13, Mr. Duke died and left most of his fortune to her. The press called her “the richest little girl in the world.”.
Aug 29, 2012 · 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.
Doris Duke (1912-1993), philanthropist, collector, and preservationist, first came to Newport in 1915 at the age of three when her family began to summer here. Her parents, James B. and Nanaline Duke, would eventually buy Rough Point as a permanent summer home for the family.
Rough Point Museum was the Newport home of heiress, collector, and philanthropist Doris Duke (1912-1993). Explore Doris Duke’s life and legacy, her collections of art, and the work of the Newport Restoration Foundation.
Doris Duke Timeline. Born on November 22, 1912, Doris Duke was the only child of James Buchanan (J.B.) Duke, a founder of the American Tobacco Company and Duke Energy Company and a benefactor of Duke University, and Nanaline Holt Duke.
