John protects me and looks after me. ), For this years gala, guests were instructed to dress in black or white and Marylou imported a special costumed choir to perform Broadway show tunes. [2] It was there in 1950 that he founded the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame and served as its first president. During the interview following this bizarre parlor performance, Grondahl asked John what hed do if somebody mistook Marylou for his mother. Im the numbers cruncher and Johns the one who makes calls and gets things done, says the 48-year-old Hosford. ), Saratoga is Marylous principal address and the place where she votes. She dedicated a great deal of her time and money to various relief efforts, establishing and maintaining a hospital in France for wounded soldiers. The C.V. Whitney Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, bred more than 175 stakes winners until age forced him to sell off a large part of the property in the 1980s to Gainesway Farm. Early life] A few minutes past seven, a flapper-era Ford Model T rolled up to the casino in Saratoga, New York, squealed to a stop, and discharged its 72-year-old occupant. The will, written two years ago in Lexington, Ky., and filed Dec. 12 in Ballston Spa, comes with an admonishment to her heirs that warns they risk the loss of their inheritances if they contest her will. The Whitneys wanted either to develop the land, which environmental groups regarded as the jewel of the Adirondacks, or to sell it to the state of New York. August 06, 1984 (Times Union Archive). Assorted Whitneys have lived here for more than a century, and they helped put the town on the social map. Think you have an interesting story? She then marriedCorneliusVanderbilt Sonny Whitney, with whom she had one daughter, Tobey. In 1958, after divorcing Hosford, she married Sonny Whitney in a ceremony at the El Ranch-O-Tel in Carson City, Nevada. Marylou Whitney & Happy Rockefeller at luncheon in New York. Also known as Conrelia Tobey, Cornelia V Chambers, Cornelia Whittney, Cornelia V Whitney, Cornellia Chambers. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt (Mary Lou) Whitney, John Munroe, Mrs. Walter M. Jeffards, New York. Yes! Before returning to the reception to receive the congratulations of Prince Philip, John slipped a 13-karat diamond-and-sapphire ring of his own design on her finger. View Actual Score Check . [34], In 2000, his widow helped finance the publication of Legend of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney by Jeffrey L. Cornelia Vanderbilt Whitney's Dollhouse: The Story of a Dollhouse and the People Who Lived in it: Whitney, Marylou, Redmon, Jouett W.: Amazon.com: Books Books History Americas Buy pre-owned: $9.99 $4.25 delivery October 18 - 21. David Cassidy, of "The Patridge Family" fame, and wife, Sue, right, chat with Marylou Whitney at the National Museum of Dance gala on Friday night, Aug. 9, 2002. You can put your hands anywhere, coos Marylou in a whispery, society-girl accent. Marineland, near St. Augustine, Florida, included a small research laboratory that drew academic biologists. Even so, he conceded that Hendricksons terrifying tantrums probably earned his wife an additional $10 million. Times Union Staff Photo by TOM LAPOINT -- Sunday, July 18, 1999 -- National Museum of Dance -- Induction of Arthur Mitchell -- Honorary Charman Mrs. Marylou Whitney greets Honored Guest Arthur Mitchell before induction. Yes! Alice Cornelia Thaw was an American philanthropist and, upon her marriage to George Seymour, Earl of Yarmouth (who later succeeded as 7th Marquess of Hertford), the Countess of Yarmouth. The roster includes a house in Majorca, a sprawling farmhouse in Kentucky, and a new house in Longboat Key, Florida. [14] Marie later married New York Governor and diplomat Averell Harriman, and she was First Lady of New York from January 1, 1955, to December 31, 1958. Hickel and his wife Ermalee had been friends with the Whitneys ever since Hickel had served as secretary of the Interior in the Nixon administration. He could run the gamut from Im going to punch you out to Im pleased to call you a friend in the same conversation, said one man, who described negotiations punctuated with foot-stamping and screaming. This year's theme is "A Night In Mexico.". A much respected figure in racing, her "Marylou Whitney Stables" owned Birdstone, the 2004 Belmont Stakes winner. 0 Add Rating Anonymously. Of course, selling it to the state would make everybody happy, if the right price could be arranged. Racing Hall of Fame, in 1966. John feigned an etiquette problem to get Marylou away from the crowd and alone with him in the Blue Drawing Room, where the royals assemble before going onto the balcony to wave to the crowds. Together, they had one daughter: Over the 1920s, Whitney successfully fended off several million-dollar lawsuits filed by former Ziegfeld Follies dancer Evan-Burrows Fontaine charging him with breach of promise and paternity of her son. Im sure youll do the same for John.. Shes had a huge impact. A couple of years ago, a local radio station sponsored a Marylou-look-alike contest that attracted dozens of contestants, including a notable number of men. [5], In 1932 Whitney unsuccessfully ran for Congress against fellow wealthy Long Islander Robert L. In one angry outburst, he castigated the sainted environmentalist Bob Marshall, who trekked around the country designating wilderness land, as the greatest trespasser in American history.. Equipoise would go on to become a success on the racetrack and as a leading sire, and would be inducted into racing's Hall of Fame in 1957. Of course, no one would dare call Marylou Grandma; to the children, says John, shes Auntie Mame.. This year's theme is Breakfast at Tiffany's. Hendrickson took note that the will bequeathed homes to Steuer and Signor, both longtime staff members at Cady Hill. Her other three children with Hosford, Henry Deere Hosford, Frank Hobbs Hosford, and Marion Louise Llewellyn, received $1 million, $1 million and $200,000, respectively. John wants to find somebody to write a book or do a Biography segment on him, and for Marylou the sine qua non of the Adirondacks sale was that the state be willing to call its new acquisition the William C. Whitney Park, after Sonnys grandfather, New York street-car magnate and secretary of the Navy under Grover Cleveland. It was not long before Page Six reported that the ageless beauty was dangling several men, ranging in age from 30 to 70. Maybe Im flattering myself, but I see John more as a friend than a stepfather. Marylou, the enthusiastic sponsor of an Alaskan dogsled team, was in Anchorage, and Hickel asked John to make up a fourth for dinner. 2.75 4.08 /5. Also, she found their fellow travelers a bit, well, old. "Joshua WHITNEY" was the first of the family who was born in America. Whitney left $10 million to her youngest daughter, Cornelia Whitney Tobey, the only child she had during her marriage to the late Cornelius "Sonny" Vanderbilt Whitney. Readers sound off on the cost of a dream life in New York, Machaela Cavanaughs long bid to block an anti-trans bill, and more. Marylou Whitney party held at the Canfield Casino in Saratoga Congress Park, 'Over the Rainbow' theme with Wizard of Oz Characters escorting Mrs. Whitney. Her first marriage, to Hosford, ended in divorce. Whitney was a fixture in Saratoga Springs, for years hosting a summer party that was a high point of the racing season. How many girls have that today? Hendrickson also wins high marks from Hobbs: The kind of thing John did in the Adirondacks is the kind of thing Uncle Sonny might have done as a young man., Even Chris Ballantyne of the Sierra Club, who staged a black-tie protest with tasteful signs at last years Whitney Gala, admits hes intrigued by the John-and-Marylou team. She walked into 21 on the arm of Teddy Howard, the theatrical press agent, and three men at the bar were instantly interested, says Richard Cowell of Palm Beach, one of the men at the bar. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union), MaryLou Whitney's home Cady Hill at 40 Geyser Road on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Whitney's will leaves Cady Hill to her husband John Hendrickson. Her annual blowout, which shes hosted every year for two decades, marks the opening of the Saratoga Races and sets off a monthlong marathon of parties and balls that make up the frenetic Saratoga Season. August 05, 1980 (Raymond B. Summers/Times Union Archive), Raymond B. Summers/Times Union Historic Images, Marylou Whitney Gala 1984 (Times Union archive), Socialite Marylou Whitney at the opening day of the Saratoga Race Track on Wednesday, July 26, 2000. Whitney's interest in the natural history of marine animals resulted in the 1938 founding of the world's first oceanarium. So did his rhetoric. Satins, Silks & Stars at the Prime Hotel, Saratoga NY, Saturday July 31st, 2004. But when it finally came, the proposal scene Buckingham Palace, no less was worthy of one of Marylous own theme parties. Whitney was a major financial partner in the development of Marine Studios, designed as an underwater motion picture studio located on the ocean south of St. Augustine, Florida. Whitney took care of two long-term employees who lived in homes that adjoin her historic mansion, Cady Hill, on Geyser Road. Matt is forced to kill him and when he breaks the news to her, all she can see is getting revenge for his death, and Matt is her target. In the late eighties, Marylou was on the verge of closing a deal, but it reportedly fell through because she felt that then-governor Mario Cuomo wasnt paying her enough attention. Whitneys final will, filed last month in Saratoga County Surrogate Court in Ballston Spa, also spells out that two homes on herCady Hill estate in Saratoga Springs be left to two long-time household employees, either by deed or with the employee being allowed to live rent-free in the homes for the rest of their lives. Whitney has many residences, first and foremost her Cady Hill estate in Saratoga Springs New York, a massive camp in the Adirondacks, a farm near Lexington, Kentucky, LOW HIGH. She graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in Norfolk, Virginia, class of 1957. Cornelius Vanderbilt "C.V." ("Sonny") Whitney (February 20, 1899 December 13, 1992) was an American businessman, film producer, writer, philanthropist, polo player, and government official, as well as the owner of a leading stable of thoroughbred racehorses. Two adjoining properties at 14 and 20 Geyser Road were left to two long-term employees. This was the time they staged a skit for unsuspecting Albany Times Union reporter Paul Grondahl, who had driven out to interview the love birds at Cady Hill. She attended the University of Iowa and began working as an actress, with appearances on radio, movies and television. Today, accompanied by a posse of celebrity friends like Susan Lucci, Gary Collins, and former Miss America Mary Ann Mobley, the queen of Saratoga spent half an hour in the park amiably chatting up her subjects before making her way into the casino, where 320 select members of the citys elite had anted up sums as large as $5,000 for a more private audience. I said, Marylou, you are the queen of my heart, and I want you to be my bride. . Managed by: Private User Last Updated: March 10, 2015: View Complete Profile. John was yearning for love, says a friend of his from that time. But it worked: The State of New York, which originally offered around $7 million, finally made an offer Marylou was willing to accept $17.1 million. Cornelia Friederica Christiana Schlosser (ne Goethe; 7 December 1750 - 8 June 1777) was the sister and only sibling of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe who survived to adulthood. Sonny Whitney, whom she wed in 1958, died in 1992 at age 93. People who had anticipated that John would be Marylous lap dog quickly found out he was her Rottweiler. The Grade 1 Whitney Handicap at Saratoga Race Course was inaugurated in his family's honor in 1928. Mary Lou Whitney & daughter Heater at Saratoga, NY race course. Mike Goodwin has been a stock broker, garbage man, and a house painter. During the pre-gala festivites as part of the annual theme party' A Night in Morocco ' at the Canfield Casino in Saratoga Springs N.Y. Marylou Whitney, New York Post society columnist Cindy Adams, and John Hendrickson pose at the National Museum of Dance "Red Shoes Gala" on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2002. You cant talk to him five minutes without his bringing her up. Marianne Strong, Marylous literary agent and her friend of 40 years, notes that an electric current runs back and forth between them., As it turned out, Marylou may have been as smart in picking her third husband as she was in picking her second. Child. Among Whitney's other outstanding horses, Top Flight was the 1931 American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly and the 1932 American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly, and was also voted into the U.S. Whitney came from humble beginnings in Kansas City, where she was born Marie Louise Schroeder on Christmas Eve 1925. (Times Union archive). People . In 1997, New York State bought 14,700 acres (59km2) of the 51,000-acre (210km2) Whitney tract from Marylou Whitney's "Whitney Industries" for $17.1million.[2]. She was unquestionably glamorous. Marylou also set about burnishing her social history. I would give my life, freely, willingly for one more great day.". ORG XMIT: 04, Mary Lou Whitney in art studio, Cady Hill House, Saratoga, New York. U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co., Limited, United States Under Secretary of Commerce, National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, "FLORA WHITNEY MILLER IS DEAD; WAS ART MUSEUM CHAIRMAN", "National Register of Historical Places Florida (Fla.), Flagler County", "Our Air Force | A who's who of North Country aviators", "SONNY WHITNEY: A SUCCESS IN SPITE OF HIS MONEY", "C.V. Whitney Offers Resignation As Under Secretary of Commerce; OFFERS TO RESIGN", "C.V. 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Marie Jean, Marylous mother, was a housewife. Mr. Ralph Tyler Flewelling 1871-1960 Spouse and Children Rev. Francis Tyler Flewelling 1831-1911 Mary Cornelia Whitney 1841-1889 Marriage: 26 December 1858 Frank L. Flewelling 1860-1922 child Flewelling 1871-1871 The Rev. The awards to her children are only a fraction of her estate, which includes a Kentucky horse farm, Marylou Whitney Stables, LLC. Obviously, this is a bit different than the presidential families we've had in the recent past. August 1969 (Times Union Archive), Alice Myers of Saratoga Springs, right, thanks Marylou Whitney, left, "for all she's done for the city" during the Whitney Gala on Friday, Aug. 5, 2005, at Congress Park in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Endearingly uninfected by political correctness, Marylou, an ardent Republican, horrified Albany legislators when the deal was announced, by noting, in a long and impassioned speech, that Whitney was the first white man to explore the region and that the Whitneys had brought religion to the Iroquois. Son of Moses Allis Whitney and Louisa Fletcher Husband of Mary Cornelia Harrison Father of Guilford Harrison Whitney. The secrecy lasted a long time, says Anchorage lawyer David Shoup. After graduating from Yale University in 1922, he went to work at a Nevada mine owned by his father. Cornelius "Sonny" Vanderbilt Whitney (February 20, 1899 December 13, 1992) was an American businessman, film producer, government official, writer and philanthropist. July 29, 1988 (Roberta Smith/Times Union Archive), Castle goes up for sale in Ballston Lake for $1.9 million, Saratoga ticket stoopers cash in on unclaimed winners, Man, 76, gets prison for role in Mafia-linked Schenectady drug ring. Mabees children tease their young step-grandfather by calling him Grandpa John. They all miss their mother. Karrie Steuer was given 20 Geyser Road and Deana Signor inherited 14 Geyser Road. But if anybody knows the show must go on, its Marylou Whitney, onetime actress and the fourth and final Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney. (MARIA McBRIDE BUCCIFERRO/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES UNION). You need a young man, and I just hope you find him. She says she found John in part because, after Sonny died, she wanted to go back to what was wonderful when we started life together. Thomas and Elinor's sons who came with them were John, age 11, Richard, age 9, Nathaniel, age 8, Thomas, age 6, and Jonathan, age 1. As usual, Hendrickson got stuck driving. Among other successful horses from his stables, Career Boy won the United Nations Handicap and was voted the Champion Grass Horse for 1956. She returned to active philanthropic work even after suffering a stroke in 2006. The remainder of Whitney's money, property and other holdings - including Cady Hill, a home in Kentucky and 36,000 acres in the Adirondacks, were left to Hendrickson, who was also named the executor of the will. [2] She was known for her eccentric behavior. Saratoga Springs, NY - July 28, 2011 - (Photo by Joe Putrock/Special to the Times Union) - Administrator of Teresian House Sister Pauline Breccanier greets Marylou Whitney and her husband John Hendrickson and Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings during the Teresian House Foundation 21st Annual Friendraising Gala. ", Times Union staff photo by Cindy Schultz Marylou Whitney, center, hands out Birdstone dolls to her fans during the Whitney Gala on Friday, Aug. 5, 2005, at Congress Park in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. She was a fun-loving girl at all the parties, remembers Brownie McLean of Palm Beach, another fun-loving girl of the era. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union), Homes seen from gate leading to MaryLou Whitney's home Cady Hill at 40 Geyser Road on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Whitney's will leaves Cady Hill to her husband John Hendrickson. Born in Old Westbury, New York, he was the son of the wealthy and socially prominent Harry Payne Whitney (18721932) and Gertrude . Hendrickson extolled private-property rights in language that would have gladdened the hearts of the robber barons who built the great camps of the Adirondacks. Oren was a rancher who liked his drink, gambling and women, even though he had a pretty wife at home. A few months later, Marylou was cooking her famous apple brown Betty in the kitchen of Hendricksons two-bedroom condo in Anchorage. (Provided photo), SARATOGA SPRINGS - When she died last summer, socialite, philanthropist and horse-racing enthusiast Marylou Whitney left $17,200,000 to her children, homes to two employees and the rest of her vast fortune to her husband, John Hendrickson, according to a copy of her will filed last month in surrogates court.11, Related:Marylou Whitney's widower puts staggering price tag on Adirondack estate. Betsy Palmer (left) who played Jason's mother in the origional Friday the 13th movie talks to former Metropolitan Opera star, Patrice Munsen (center), and Gwen Hendrickson (John Hendrickson's mother and Marylou Whitney's Mother-in-law). (Saratoga Performing Arts Center), Times Union staff photo by Cindy Schultz -- Socialite Marylou Whitney, right, waves to the crowd as she and Iditarod musher Martin Buser prepare to ride a dog sled as Whitney makes her grand entrance to her gala on Friday Aug. 3, 2007, at the Canfield Casino in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Her imprint in the community extended far beyond the world of racing, which she helped preserve in Saratoga Springs with her second husband Whitney, and included generous support for the Saratoga Hospital, contributions to the founding of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in 1966 and donating time and money to the track's backstretch workers. Whitney sold the attraction and its amenities to a group of St. Augustine businessmen, and Whitney's legacy continues at the Whitney Laboratory nearby. Ridden by jockey Eddie Arcaro and trained by Sylvester Veitch, Whitney's horse Phalanx won the first division of the 1947 Wood Memorial Stakes, finished second in the 1947 Kentucky Derby, took third in the ensuing Preakness Stakes, then won the Belmont Stakes. Password must be at least 8 characters and contain: As part of your account, youll receive occasional updates and offers from New York, which you can opt out of anytime. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union). I certainly dont call him Dad., Although Hendrickson is remembered in Alaska primarily for his preppy wardrobe, love of tennis, and ability to charm Ermalee Hickel (known as the Nancy Reagan of Juneau), he is also enormously ambitious. Times Union Photo by James Goolsby-Aug.3, 2001-Barbara Eden, star of "I Dream of Jeannie," talks to the media in the Canfield Casino in Saratoga N.Y. Barbara Eden is a guest of Marylou Whitney for the annual theme party. Regarding her personal life, Whitney first married Frank Hosford in 1948. In previous years, Mrs. Whitney had arrived in a hot-air balloon or a coronation coach not unlike Queen Elizabeths. You\'ll receive the next newsletter in your inbox. View a complete timeline of her life by clicking here and read about her story here and here.. Typically, we've grown used to seeing relatively young presidential children, but at 44, Tracy . For Hornbeck story. Oh, yes! Marylou confirms brightly. Gate leading to MaryLou Whitney's home Cady Hill at 40 Geyser Road on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Whitney's will leaves Cady Hill to her husband John Hendrickson. (One year, Marylou provoked a small panic when, as she danced into Congress Park dressed as Glinda the Good Witch from The Wizard of Oz, a $250,000 emerald popped from her necklace. In those days, there was something called a Hooper Rating, and I had a higher Hooper Rating in that area than Bob Hope. After a year, the ambitious anchor moved to New York.

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