CHMNK copy 39088019486596 Donated by Jack Gray in honor of Nina Gray. When Consuelo's grandfather died, he was the richest man in America. Her father soon started to spend the family fortune, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the grand dames of Palm Beach is the inspiration for a key character in HBO's "The Gilded Age" — a character whose story is ...

Only time will tell if the life of Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough hints at what's to come for Gladys on the HBO period drama Gladys Russell (Taissa Farmiga) married the Duke of Buckingham (Ben Lamb) ...

One of the real life grand dames of Palm Beach, Florida is the inspiration for a key character in HBO's "The Gilded Age" Season 3 — a character whose story is about to take a major turn. Show creator ...

Alva Vanderbilt Belmont was a prominent Gilded Age socialite who married a Vanderbilt railroad heir. She built palatial residences on "Millionaires' Row" in New York and in Newport, Rhode Island. In ...

NEWPORT – George Russell survived the Season 3 finale of "The Gilded Age," but is his marriage to Bertha long for this world? Not if the experience of the real-life socialite on whom Bertha is based ...

Reviews of “A Family Daughter,” by Maile Meloy, “Queen of the Underworld,” by Gail Godwin, “Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt,” by Amanda Mackenzie Stuart, and “Tugboats of New York,” by George Matteson.

The character of Gladys Russell on HBO's "The Gilded Age" is based on the real Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan, a Gilded Age socialite who was forced to marry the Duke of Marlborough. While its unclear if ...