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U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce. Cornelius "Sonny" Vanderbilt Whitney (February 20, 1899 – December 13, 1992) was an American businessman, film producer, government official, writer and philanthropist. He was also a polo player and the owner of a significant stable of Thoroughbred racehorses.
- Businessman, Film producer, Racehorse owner/breeder, Philanthropist
13 de dic. de 1992 · Notable Works: “A Star Is Born”. “Gone with the Wind”. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney (born Feb. 20, 1899, Roslyn, N.Y., U.S.—died Dec. 13, 1992, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) was an American businessman who turned inherited wealth and a variety of interests into significant achievements in business and public service.
13 de dic. de 1992 · Cornelius Vanderbilt “Sonny” Whitney was a man of diverse interests. His numerous passions included the arts, daring entrepreneurial endeavors, motion pictures, philanthropy, politics, polo, service to his country, and a love for thoroughbred racing. His was a life well led. Full bio.
14 de dic. de 1992 · Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, a founder of Pan American Airways, a Truman Administration official and for nearly three-quarters of a century a prominent figure in horse racing and the arts,...
14 de dic. de 1992 · Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, scion of two of America’s most prominent families who considered himself “a lucky guy who was born with a proverbial silver spoon in my mouth” and who made...
Despite the fact that vast inherited wealth made achievement on his part unnecessary, Whitney turned a variety of interests into several fortunes. On Feb. 20, 1899, in Roslyn, N.Y., Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney was born into two of America’s most prominent and wealthy families.
28 de abr. de 2011 · Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney was the daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt II, the richest man in America at the turn of the century, and the wife of Harry Payne Whitney, scion of one of New York’s wealthiest families.
