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The Secret History Behind the Spectacular Wedding Jewelry of Consuelo Vanderbilt—aka the real Gladys Russell
On November 6, 1895, the 18-year-old Consuelo Vanderbilt married Charles, the ninth Duke of Marlborough at St. Thomas’s ...
Meet Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan: The inspiration for Gladys Russell from 'The Gilded Age'
Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan was a Palm Beach society fixture from the time she settled in Manalapan with her second husband ...
The Lavish Wedding of Consuelo Vanderbilt That Inspired The Gilded Age
They did, however, have an insanely lavish wedding.
The Real-Life Miserable Marriage of Consuelo Vanderbilt That Inspired The Gilded Age
Consuelo Vanderbilt was the best known “dollar princess”—or, American heiresses that English aristocrats married for their ...
Inside Gladys Russell's real-life unhappy marriage to the Duke in The Gilded Age
The Gilded Age fans have seen the Duke of Marlborough pop the question to Gladys Russell, but it's not clear if the couple ...
The glamorous life of Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, the millionaire socialite whose life inspired HBO's 'The Gilded Age'
Alva Belmont was a prominent Gilded Age socialite who married a Vanderbilt railroad heir. Later in life, she became a women's ...
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How John Singer Sargent Found His Way Onto Hit Period Drama ‘The Gilded Age’
John Singer Sargent is a minor character in the third season of HBO's "The Gilded Age"—but he was the major high society ...
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Inside The Gilded Age's real-life Gladys Russell's miserable marriage
The third season of The Gilded Age has seen Gladys Russell become engaged to the Duke of Buckingham mirroring one of ...
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Meet Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan: The inspiration for Gladys Russell ...
Did Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan write her own book? In a bit of a literary twist, Consuela’s memoir "The Glitter and the Gold" topped the bestseller list for 20 weeks.