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Artist, Heiress And Designer Gloria Vanderbilt Dies At 95

Vanderbilt, the mother of CNN journalist Anderson Cooper, was known for vivid paintings and collages, and for designing glamorous jeans.
A young Gloria Vanderbilt appears in Long Island, N.Y., with her aunt, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, in 1934, the same year Whitney fought for custody of the heiress.

Gloria Vanderbilt was an artist, heiress, designer and philanthropist who, for many Americans, may be best remembered for her blue jeans. She died at the age of 95.

Vanderbilt's son, Anderson Cooper, announced her death Monday, airing an obituary for her on CNN. Vanderbilt had cancer, he said.

"Earlier this month, we had to take her to the hospital. That's where she learned

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