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Who was Huguette? New book explores heiress’ life

Daughter of copper magnate and U.S. Senator owned a spread of co-ops on Fifth Avenue

From left: the cover of "Empty Mansions," Huguette’s sister, Andree; her father, W.A. Clark; and Huguette
From left: the cover of "Empty Mansions," Huguette’s sister, Andree; her father, W.A. Clark; and Huguette

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From the September issue: To some who knew the late copper heiress Huguette Clark, she was an oddball recluse who wasted her last decades in a hospital room, while her spread at 907 Fifth Avenue — a trio of co-ops spanning 42 rooms — sat as an empty, haunted museum of antique dolls. Distant family members, meanwhile, saw her as an incapacitated dupe at the mercy of bloodsucking money managers and caregivers. [more]

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