How is anderson cooper related to george vanderbilt

Cooper's mother was Gloria Vanderbilt, known for her designer jeans, and as the so-called "Poor Little Rich Girl" at the center of an infamous Depression-era custody battle between her own mother also named Gloria and Aunt Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. And there are photographs of Gloria, from the day her father died. Another world where the Vanderbilt name was synonymous with enormous wealth and privilege … a name that Cooper says he didn't want to be associated with: "I felt like no good could come of me paying attention to them," he said.

I knew they had all these houses and they were museums now. But it had no reality in my life. But after his mother's death in , and then the birth of his son, Wyatt, in , Cooper decided to delve into that side of his family history, documenting it in a new book: "Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty" HarperCollins.

The Vanderbilts came to the new world from Holland in the 17th century. The first generations here were farmers. Then came Cornelius, a. Cornelius left school at age 11 and made his first fortune in shipping.

Well, that's what's so crazy, is he built two massive empires. It was late in life when he decided steamships were the past and railroads were the future. In his new book, Vanderbilt , out on September 21, Cooper details the story of his mother's side of his family. In speaking about his book with People , Cooper discussed his relationship with Gloria, including a few unusual components of their dynamic. Cooper's father was Gloria's fourth and final husband, though he passed away in And in his adult life, Cooper ended up helping his mother with her romantic prospects.

Some of them I really didn't think much of at all! Today, Biltmore Estate encompasses approximately 8, acres, including formal and informal gardens designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of landscape architecture in America.

While the incomparable beauty of Biltmore Estate is the result of the combined creative talents and vision of all three men—Vanderbilt, Hunt and Olmsted—it is Biltmore House, which continues to be the centerpiece of Vanderbilt's legacy. This great house remains the largest private residence in America, a National Historic Landmark. George Vanderbilt officially opened the home to friends and family on Christmas Eve in He had created a country retreat where he could pursue his passion for art, literature and horticulture.

After marrying American Edith Stuyvesant Dresser — in Paris during the summer of , George and his new bride came to live at the estate. Their only child, Cornelia — , was born and grew up at Biltmore. Construction of Biltmore House was under way in ; it was a massive undertaking that included a mansion, gardens, farms and woodlands.

George Vanderbilt engaged two of the most distinguished designers of the 19th-century: architect Richard Morris Hunt and landscape designer Frederick Law Olmsted The centerpiece was a four-story stone house with a ft. Even after six years, Biltmore House was not complete when George Vanderbilt opened it in ; work would continue for years. Its scale continues to be astounding: the house contains more than 11 million bricks; the massive stone spiral staircase rises four floors and has steps.

Through its center hangs an iron chandelier suspended from a single point, containing 72 electric light bulbs. The Collection Vanderbilt, the grandson of industrialist Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, was an intellectual, fluent in several languages, well-traveled and knowledgeable about art, architecture, music, agriculture, horticulture and literature.

I was in the process of it. She was thrilled. I wanted something for my mom. Anderson is raising Wyatt with his ex-partner Benjamin Maisani , but he said they don't have any intentions to get back together.