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Read Replies (1) | Respond to Not only did the Vanderbilt's have lots of money, Cooper's mother, who won't leave him a dime was involved in a huge legal battle over her trust inheritance - resulting in her own mother living like a pauper because she lost custody of her. She learned young to stab her own in the back:GLORIA VANDERBILT: She and her sister became heiresses to a half share each in a $5 million ($67.6 million today) trust fund upon her father's death from cirrhosis when she was 18 months old. [8] The rights to control this trust fund while Vanderbilt was a minor belonged to her mother, who traveled to and from Paris for years, taking her daughter with her. They were accompanied by a beloved nanny – Emma Sullivan Kieslich, [9] whom young Gloria had named "Dodo" – who would play a tumultuous part in the child's life, [10] and her mother's identical twin sister, Thelma , who was the mistress of the Prince of Wales during this time.[11] As a result of frequent spending, her mother's use of finances was scrutinized by the child Vanderbilt's paternal aunt, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. A sculptor and philanthropist, Whitney wanted custody of her niece, which resulted in a famous custody trial. [12] [13] The trial was so scandalous that at times the judge would make everyone leave the room so as to listen to what young Vanderbilt had to say without anyone influencing her. Some people heard weeping and wailing inside the court room. Testimony was heard depicting the mother as an unfit parent; Vanderbilt's mother lost the battle and Vanderbilt became the ward of her aunt Gertrude. [11] [14] Visitation was also closely watched to ensure that Vanderbilt's mother did not exert any undue influence upon her daughter with her supposedly "raucous" lifestyle. Vanderbilt was raised amidst luxury at her aunt Gertrude's mansion in Old Westbury, Long Island, surrounded by cousins her age who lived in houses circling the vast estate, and in New York City.Barbara Goldsmith book, and the NBC 1982 miniseries, Little Gloria... Happy at Last , which was nominated for six Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award . Actress Jennifer Dundas played Gloria.
