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Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke is a four-part miniseries that was first broadcast on CBS in 1999 starring Lauren Bacall and Richard Chamberlain. It was based primarily on the book The Richest Girl In The World: by Stephanie Mansfield as well as Bob Colacello's two in-depth articles about Ms Duke in Vanity Fair. Colacello was the magazine's authority on Doris Duke. The title of the series was derived from the book Too Rich: The Family Secrets of Doris Duke by Pony Duke and Jason Thomas. Manfield's book was the first to be obtained by CBS, which optioned it for a planned miniseries in early 1995. The Duke-Thomas book, which was "being peddled as a miniseries" by the authors months before publication, was originally optioned earlier that year by the producer Doris Keating, who planned a miniseries of her own. Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke presents a dramatized account of the life of the heiress, philanthropist, and once richest woman in the world, Doris Duke. It has since been re-broadcast on The Hallmark Channel, and on Lifetime combined together and presented as a 192 minute movie. The film stars Hayden Panettiere as young Doris Duke, Lindsay Frost as 20 to 50 year old Doris Duke, and Lauren Bacall as an elderly Doris Duke. Bacall, who had met Doris Duke a few times, was pleased to have been able to appear in a TV miniseries, devoting a few paragraphs to the experience in her autobiography.

Credits

Kathleen Quinlan
Kathleen Quinlan

Nanaline Duke

Hayden Panettiere
Hayden Panettiere

Young Doris Duke

Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall

Doris Duke (elderly)

Joe Don Baker
Joe Don Baker

Buck Duke

Michael Nouri
Michael Nouri

Porfirio Rubirosa

Cast

Name Character
Kathleen Quinlan She was 44 , now 69 years old as Nanaline Duke
Hayden Panettiere She was 9 , now 34 years old as Young Doris Duke
Lauren Bacall She was 74 , 89 years old when she died as Doris Duke (elderly)
Joe Don Baker He was 63 , now 88 years old as Buck Duke
Michael Nouri He was 53 , now 78 years old as Porfirio Rubirosa
Sheila McCarthy She was 43 , now 68 years old as Tammy
Roberta Maxwell She was 57 , now 82 years old as Myra
Richard Chamberlain He was 64 , now 89 years old as Bernard Lafferty
Mare Winningham She was 39 , now 64 years old as Chandi Heffner
Lindsay Frost She was 36 , now 61 years old as Doris Duke
Lisa Banes She was 43 , now 68 years old as Barbara Hutton

Crew

Name Job title
Patrick Williams Sound He was 59 , 79 years old when he died Original Music Composer
Victor J. Kemper Camera He was 71 , now 96 years old Director of Photography
Mark Conte Editing He was 0 , now 24 years old Editor
Robert M. Sertner Production Executive Producer
Frank von Zerneck Production He was 58 , now 83 years old Executive Producer
Suzanne Cloutier Art She was 75 , 80 years old when she died Set Decoration
John Erman Directing He was 63 , now 88 years old Director
John Erman Production He was 63 , now 88 years old Producer
Richard D. Arredondo Production Producer
Randy Sutter Production Producer
Bernard Sofronski Production Executive Producer
Stephanie Germain Production Producer
Peter Sadowski Production Associate Producer
Jean-Baptiste Tard Art He was 98 , now 123 years old Production Design
Dennis Turner Writing Writer
Martin Rabbett Production Executive Producer
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke (25 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1999-02-21
  • Runtime: [48] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 4