- Cordelia Drexel Biddle was born on April 16, 1898 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was a writer, known for The Happiest Millionaire (1967) and Theatre Night (1957). She was married to Thomas Markoe Robertson and Angier Buchannan Duke. She died on November 25, 1984 in New York, New York, USA.
- SpousesThomas Markoe Robertson(1925 - 1962) (his death)Angier Buchannan Duke(1915 - 1920) (divorced, 2 children)
- Philanthropist and socialite (a friend of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor). Her father, Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, inspired her book (The Happiest Millionaire) and subsequent Broadway play and movie. Her first husband was grandson of the founder of Duke Tobacco (later American Tobacco).
Her son, Angier B. Duke, was White House Chief of Protocol under John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson and later held ambassadorial posts.
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