Thursday marks the 101st anniversary of Gloria Vanderbilt’s birth. Scion of the Vanderbilt dynasty, actress, author and fashion designer, the New York socialite left her mark on the spheres of art, ...

The American artist, author, actress, fashion designer, heiress and socialite was born in 1924. Vanderbilt was the daughter of Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt and Gloria Mercedes (Morgan) Vanderbilt.

Gloria Vanderbilt is best remembered as a socialite, writer and fashion trailblazer from one of America’s most storied families, but she was also a mom to four sons. Vanderbilt was married four times, ...