Spitfire smashes £1.5 million pre-sale estimate and soars to sell for £3.1 million for charity in London (more…)
Tag: America
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Helen Brach (AKA “The Candy Lady”, 1911 – 1977, body never found)
Devoted to her dogs and the widow of a tycoon named Frank V. Brach (1890 – 1970), Helen Brach inherited a significant portion of a $23 million estate (the equivalent of $135 million or £87.8 million today) in 1971. (more…) -
Blake Mycoskie
Arlington, Texas born TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie started out selling shoes from his apartment in 2006 and now describes his position within what has become a vastly successful company as “Chief Giver of Shoes”. (more…) -
Another blow for Trump
Lieutenant Governor of California Gavin Newsom takes to Facebook to describe Donald Trump as “offensive and dangerous” (more…)
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Trumping Macy’s
Will Donald Trump destroy every business relationship he has as part of his bid to become President of the United States of America? (more…)
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Nicholas Loeb
The son of the former United States Ambassador to Denmark John L. Loeb, Jr., Nicholas Loeb is the founder of Loeb’s Onion Crunch. (more…)
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Mikel Ruffinelli
Despite being an iceberg beyond being just larger than life, Californian Mikel Ruffinelli describes her eight foot wide “diva hips” as “looking beautiful”. (more…) -
Shirley Temple (AKA “America’s Little Darling”, 1928 – 2014)
Despite having a non-alcoholic cocktail named in her honour, the actress and politician Shirley Temple actually hated the drink and its ingredients. (more…) -
Justin Weiss
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Nicolas Berggruen (AKA “The Homeless Billionaire”)
An eternal wanderer and worth some £985 million ($1.56 billion), art collector and founder of the Berggruen Holdings, Inc. fund of hedge funds Nicolas Berggruen prefers to live in five-star hotels (more…)
