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Rough Point ( Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.) 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] Her great wealth, luxurious lifestyle, and love life attracted significant press coverage, both during her life and ...
- November 22, 1912, New York City, U.S.
- James Buchanan Duke, Nanaline Holt Inman
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Apr 2, 2014 · Tobacco heiress Doris Duke was the only child of American tobacco baron, James Duke. When she was born, the press called her the 'million dollar baby.' She later established the Doris Duke Foundation.
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.
- Peter Lance
Mar 20, 2021 · Duke was the daughter of James Duke, the founder of the American Tobacco Company. When he died in 1925, his fortune (estimated at more than a billion in today’s dollars) passed to 12-year-old Doris.
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, Calif. She ...
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Apr 7, 2020 · THE SILVER SWAN In Search of Doris Duke By Sallie Bingham. Declared “the richest little girl in the world” in 1925, when she inherited more than $50 million at age 12, the tobacco heiress ...
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.”. At 22, Ms. Duke married aspiring politician Jimmy Cromwell, which ended in divorce.
