WHo is an American heiress to the fortune of Wal-Mart Stores, and the daughter of at one point the richest American and the eleventh-richest woman in the world?
Alice Walton Alice Louise Walton (born October 7, 1949) is an American heiress to the fortune of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. She is the daughter of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton and Helen Walton, and sister of S. Robson Walton, Jim Walton and the late John T. Walton. With a net worth of $40.8 billion she is the wealthiest woman in the world, according to "Forbes", following the death of Liliane Bettencourt in September 2017.
Empty Mansions Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune is a non-fiction book by the American authors Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr. about the heiress Huguette Clark (1906-2011), daughter of the copper baron and United States Senator William A. Clark (1839 – 1925), one of the wealthiest men in the world at the time. The book chronicles both William and Huguette's life, including Huguette's decision to live the last 20 or so years of her life in hospitals in New York City, despite owning multiple homes and a fortune worth more than $300 million.