Anderson Cooper mother, Gloria Vanderbilt was born on February 20, 1924 in New York, New York. She was popular at an early age brought about by the infamous issue regarding her custody, which was fought by her own mother and her aunt.
Gloria Vanderbilt is the daughter of Reginald Vanderbilt, and the great-great-granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the maker of the railroad empire and one of the few first millionaires in the United States.
Her mother, Gloria Morgan was a young socialite who loves spending time enjoying rather than taking care of her family. Gloria became the center of public eyes when she was awarded a $5 million dollar trust fund in 1925 when her father died.
Gloria grew up with her mother abroad that may have shaped Gloria's love for fashion and social gathering. In 1939, she appeared in Harper's Bazaar magazine. Soon she became well known among social circles as she dated Howard Hughes and Errol Flynn.
At the age of 17, Anderson Cooper mother married Pat De Cicco, a Hollywood agent that lasted only for four years.
Gloria Vanderbilt remarried a popular conductor named Leopold Stokowski whom she shared two sons, Christopher and Stanley.
Gloria is so much fond of Arts and acting and enrolled in Art Students League of New York and Sanford Meisner.
Soon Gloria Vanderbilt, Anderson Cooper mother showed her talent in many projects including the Broadway shows "The Time of Your Life" in 1955. She also explored into writing and published poem collections.
After divorcing Stowski, and dated Frank Sinatra for a time, Gloria married again in 1956 and this time with Sidney Lumet, a movie director.
The marriage didn't last too and in 1963, Gloria finally married Anderson Cooper's father, Wyatt Cooper, a writer and raised two sons, Carter and Anderson Cooper.
In 1970, Anderson Cooper mother ventured to fashion creating legendary jeans label that has been known all over the world. In 1978, Anderson Cooper father died.
Gloria wrote numbers of published novels such as "Once Upon a Time: A True Story," (1980), "The Memory Book of Starr Faithfull" (1994) and "A Mother's Story," that tackles the suicide death of his son Carter Cooper in 1988.
Anderson Cooper mother also authored "Obession," (2009), "It Seemed Important at the Time: A Romance Memoir," (2009) and "The Things We Fear Most" (2011).
Lately, Anderson Cooper hit the headlines when he revealed on his interview with Howard Stern, that Anderson Cooper mother, Gloria Vanderbilt won't be giving him a trust fund.
Gloria Vanderbilt has a net worth of $200 million according to Celebrity Net Worth. Anderson Cooper mother, Gloria Vanderbilt is a famed socialite, artist, writer, fashion designer, and one of the iconic names in the 20th century.
