Carter Vanderbilt CooperShe was also embroiled in a famous custody battle. Her dad died when she was a baby and her mom and aunt fought over who should raise her. The custody trial became the basis for the 1980 book and subsequent miniseries,"Little Gloria ... Happy at Last." It was nominated for 6 Emmys.
She was super close to Anderson. In 1995, Gloria sold her mansion and moved in with Anderson to write her book,"A Mother's Story" ... which dealt with coping with Carter's suicide. In 2016, the two also released a book and a documentary on HBO together titled 'Nothing Left Unsaid.' Anderson just gave a tribute to his mom, saying,"Gloria Vanderbilt was an extraordinary woman who loved life and lived it on her own terms. What an extraordinary life. What an extraordinary mom. What an incredible woman."
And... we are going to see this about 40 more times on TMZ. Such a bore.
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RIP.