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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...
Apr 7, 2020 · In 1935, Doris Duke, who was known as "the richest girl in the world," decided to build a house in Honolulu. The result was dubbed Shangri La and it remains one of the world’s most beautiful and...
Mar 20, 2021 · When Eduardo Tirella told tobacco heiress Doris Duke he was leaving her employ for the West Coast, she ran him down with her car, according to a new book. The death was ruled an accident.
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.
Jun 24, 2024 · The mission of the Doris Duke Foundation (DDF) is to build a more creative, equitable and sustainable future by investing in artists and the performing arts, environmental conservation, medical research, child well-being and greater mutual understanding among diverse communities.
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,...
In 1925 at the age of 12, Doris Duke became the richest little girl in the world. She was the only child of American Tobacco Co. magnate James B. Duke. From then on her romances, philanthropies and eccentricities became fodder for gossip columns.
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.
