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NEW YORK â The late Gloria Vanderbiltâs boundless creativity encompassed painting, writing, and designing a vast array of goods from stylish tableware to wildly popular womenâs jeans. However, many may not have known how artistically talented she was until last week when news reports worldwide chronicled various aspects of her remarkable life. Vanderbilt, heiress to a vast railroad and shipping fortune amassed during the 19th century, died on June 17 at age 95.