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Jul 2024
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Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt Among the Royal...

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In the 1930s, America was captivated by a scandalous courtroom drama - a custody battle of little 10-year-old Gloria Vanderbilt (mother of Anderson Cooper). Gloria's mother, Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, was accused of improperly managing her daughter's trust and galivating around Europe when she should have been parenting. The trial was already a media circus -- and that was before the British Royal family got involved.

For more on this trial and other fascinating trials in American history, listen to HISTORY ON TRIAL from Mira Hayward.

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