Tag: Alva Vanderbilt
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Aug 06 2025
The Glitter and The Gold: The Gilded Age and Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan- Formerly Duchess of Marlborough -Part II
Fans of HBO's The Gilded Age will easily recognize that Gladys Russell was based primarily on the true life story of Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan (1877-1964). In part 2, we look at a video of Consuelo's time at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, UK as Dutchess of Marlborough.
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Jul 31 2025
The Glitter and The Gold: The Gilded Age and Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan- Formerly Duchess of Marlborough
Fans of HBO's "The Gilded Age" will easily recognize that Gladys Russell was based primarily on the true life story of Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan(1877-1964). Hoping to learn more about Willie K's sister, I found my copy of Consuelo's 1952 autobiography "The Glitter and The Gold".
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May 25 2024
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Never before published photos of the 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes and 1909 Long Island Derby
Ann Marie and Mark Adamick have uncovered some never-before published photos of the 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes and the 1909 Long Island Stock Car Derby.
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Apr 03 2024
The REAL ladies of The Gilded Age from Julian Fellowes’ HBO Show, ‘The Gilded Age’
Julian Fellowes' HBO period drama The Gilded Age, dubbed the 'US Downton Abbey', is about to start filming season 3, and will bring the usual cast of glamorous, privileged and exceeding wealthy personalities to our screens.
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Dec 29 2023
Collider.com: The Real-Life Socialite Who Inspired ‘The Gilded Age’s Bertha Russell
Collider.com has posted an article "revealing" the basis in history for Bertha Russell in The Gilded Age- Willie's K's mother Alva Vanderbilt.
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Aug 12 2019
Mystery Foto #32 Solved: Willie K. Going for an Early Ride in his 1899 Locomobile Runabout
The Audrain Automobile Museum challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Dec 29 2015
Willie K. and Virginia Vanderbilt’s Mansion at 666 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan
In 1905 William K. Vanderbilt Jr. and his wife Virginia (Birdie) decided to build a Manhattan mansion on property given to them by Willie K.'s parents. Here is the story behind Willie K. and Birdie's 660 Fifth Avenue mansion.
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Dec 28 2015
Mystery Foto #52 Solved: Willie K. and the Vanderbilt Family Cruising on the Nile River in 1888
Our final Mystery Foto of 2015 was a historic image of the Vanderbilt Family. Photo courtesy of the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum.
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Feb 21 2014
Video of the Week: “The Vanderbilts - An American Dynasty”
This week's video of the week is a 48-minute Biography special on our beloved Vanderbilt Family.
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Jul 14 2013
The Vanderbilt Family at the Start-Finish Line of the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race
The Vanderbilt Cup Races attracted the Vanderbilt family and their friends to the grandstands. It was never more evident than at the Start-Finish Line on Jericho Turnpike in Mineola for the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race.
