Huguette Clark, the reclusive heiress to a vast fortune, lived out her final years in a New York hospital under an assumed name, leaving behind opulent mansions and museums filled with her treasures. Born into wealth and privilege, Huguette inherited a fifth of her father's fortune and lived a life of luxury, surrounded by fine china dolls and fabulous jewels. Her story is chronicled in the book "Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune."
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