Gloria Vanderbilt, the 'poor little rich girl' who lived a life at the highest levels of fashion, society and wealth, died on Monday at the age of 95.
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Vanderbilt was born into wealth on 20 February 1924, in New York City. She was the great-great-granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the 19th century railroad and shipping magnate who amassed one of the greatest fortunes of the time. Whitney eventually won custody of Gloria with one judge reproaching the girl's mother for living a lifestyle that was"calculated to destroy her health and neglectful of her moral, spiritual and mental education."
She was married to her fourth husband, writer Wyatt Cooper, until his death during heart surgery in 1978. They had two sons, Anderson and Carter. In a 2012 television interview with her son Anderson, she said she thought about the tragedy every day and that she had considered jumping after her son.
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