Doris Duke
- January 9, 2024
- Family Member
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Doris Duke |
| Occupation | Family Member |
| Date Of Birth | Nov 22, 1912(1912-11-22) |
| Age | 112 |
| Date Of Death | October 28, 1993, Beverly Hills, CA |
| Birthplace | New York City |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | New York State |
| Horoscope | Sagittarius |
Doris Duke Biography
| Name | Doris Duke |
| Birthday | Nov 22 |
| Birth Year | 1912 |
| Place Of Birth | New York City |
| Home Town | New York State |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
| Parents | James Buchanan Duke, Nanaline Inman |
| Spouse | Porfirio Rubirosa , James H. R. Cromwell |
| Children(s) | Charlene Gail Heffner, Arden Cromwell |
Doris Duke is one of the most popular and richest Family Member who was born on November 22, 1912 in New York City, New York State, United States. Tobacco heiress and prominent philanthropist. The daughter of James Buchanan Duke, she established Duke Gardens in New Jersey (not to be confused with the Sarah P. Duke Gardens on the North Carolina campus of Duke University) and managed the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
She and Barbara Hutton, the billionaire Woolworths heiress, were both famous for their families’ fortunes.
Her grandfather, Washington Duke, started a tobacco monopoly after the Civil War, which her father inherited and passed along to her when she was twelve years old.
Doris Duke Net Worth
| Net Worth | $1.3 Billion |
| Source Of Income | Family Member |
| House | Living in own house. |
Doris Duke is one of the richest Family Member from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Doris Duke 's net worth $1.3 Billion. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She grew up on Duke Farms in New Jersey.
She increased her father’s already massive fortune fourfold and used the money to patronize artists and collect antiques.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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Who is Doris Duke Dating?
According to our records, Doris Duke married to Porfirio Rubirosa , James H. R. Cromwell. As of December 1, 2023, Doris Duke’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
Doris Ranked on the list of most popular Family Member. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Doris Duke celebrates birthday on November 22 of every year.
Who inherited Doris Duke's money?
Much to the surprise of almost everyone who knew Duke, she named her butler of six years, Bernard Lafferty , as executor of her estate and placed him in control of the newly created Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, which is to receive almost her entire fortune.
Is Doris Duke related to Duke University?
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.
What happened to Doris Dukes adopted daughter?
SOMERVILLE, N.J. (AP) _ Reclusive multimillionaire Doris Duke has adopted a 35 -year-old conservationist as a daughter, her lawyer said Friday. Miss Duke, 75, adopted Chandi Hefner, who owns ″extensive property in Hawaii,″ and has been living with her for three years , attorney Donald A. Robinson said.
How much money did Doris Duke leave her butler?
Lafferty, whose lack of formal education left him semiliterate but did not blunt his taste for the finer things, became a figure of scorn, suspicion and envy when it was revealed that Miss Duke had left him $5 million and made him a co-executor of her estate for $500,000 a year for life.
Where are the Duke heirs now?
They now live in Utah with their ex-stripper mom, Daisha Inman, their dad’s third wife.