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Bernard Lafferty (14 April 1945 – 4 November 1996) was an Irish butler and heir to American tobacco heiress and philanthropist, Doris Duke.Duke hired Lafferty in 1987 and named him the executor of her $1.2 billion estate six months prior to her death in October 1993.
Doris Duke (November 22, 1912 – October 28, 1993) was an American billionaire tobacco heiress, philanthropist, and socialite. She was often called "the richest girl in the world". [1]
Much of the remainder of Duke's approximately $100 million (equivalent to $1.74 billion in 2023 [6]) estate went to his daughter Doris Duke, who became "the richest girl in the world". [8] In 1927, Doris sued her mother for control of the family house in Manhattan and won. [9] Doris also successfully sued for control of the Duke Farms estate.
Duke Farms previously served as an estate that was established by James Buchanan Duke, an American entrepreneur who founded Duke Power and the American Tobacco Company, and owned by his daughter, Doris Duke.
Gossip (likely true): Eva harbored a smoldering hatred toward her daughter-in-law Doris Duke, whom she suspected — correctly, as it turned out — of cuckolding Eva’s son, James.
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Doris Duke, the famous real-life billionairess, is seen going over her life as she prepares to die. Her life includes the early death of her loving father, being raised by a cold mother, two marriages and numerous affairs that still leave her hungry for love, a fascination with mystics and reincarnation, and a disastrous adoption late in life.
What do you need — Doris Duke to come knocking on your door and say, ‘OK, I did it?'" Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...