Doris Duke's legendary last name adorns schools and streets across the Triangle. As the late James Duke's only child, the tobacco heiress inherited $100 million at the age of 12. Her story is ...

Through a combination of uneasiness with her mother-in-law’s interference, apprehension about the inescapable social whirl at Palm Beach, and the irritation produced by nine months of living with ...

Sallie Bingham’s new biography, “The Silver Swan,” adds a wealth of new material to our understanding of the heiress and philanthropist. By Meryl Gordon Colonial-era homes line the streets of The ...

Tobacco heiress Doris Duke, once dubbed "The Richest Girl in the World," was a voracious collector. She was particularly fond of Southeast Asian and Islamic art, French and English furniture, and ...

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