Flew the Coop

in Hits & Misses by
“Why worry about lung cancer?
I could buy your lungs… both of them…
tomorrow. Yes… yours.”

Gloria Vanderbilt
Actress, author, aimless heiress.
February 20, 1924 – June 17, 2019.
Aged 95 years.

Most recognized for: A trust fund child of insanely wealthy railroad barons, she had the means to pursue whatever interested her at any given moment. She acted, she modeled, she wrote, she designed clothes & greeting cards. She even managed to squeeze out a white-haired CNN anchor named Anderson.  But advancing years and a recent stomach cancer diagnosis brought her money train to its last stop.