Huguette Clark: Reclusive Copper Heiress Dies at 104

Huguette Clark was an American heiress and painter. Born on June 9, 1906, in Paris, she was the youngest daughter of copper magnate and Montana senator William A. Clark.

She inherited a huge fortune, which included mansions, a 42-room Fifth Avenue apartment and a California estate. She lived as a recluse and spent more than two decades in hospitals even though she was in good health.

Her estate of over $300 million became the subject of a legal fight between her distant relatives and charities. She died at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City on May 24, 2011, at age 104, and the majority of the estate went to charity.

Achievements: Heiress, her estate worth over $300 million.

Birth: June 9, 1906 - Paris, France.

Profession: Heiress.

Interesting Facts: She never publicly lived in her many mansions.