Lipton Celia

British actress, singer and philanthropist. She started her career as a singer in England and acted in movies. In 1952, she moved to New York City. She married Victor Farris, the inventor of the paper milk carton, in 1956. They moved into a house in Palm Beach, Florida, formerly owned by the Vanderbilt family. When he died in 1985, he left her US$100 million. She was a donor and fundraiser for the Salvation Army, the American Heart Association, the National Trust for Scotland, the Great Ormond Street Childrens Hospital, the American Red Cross, The Prince’s Trust, the Duke of Edinburgh Trust, the American Ballet Theatre and the Norton Museum of Art. She also supported AIDS research. She was a Dame of Grace of the Venerable Order of Saint John. Celia Lipton Farris died on 11 March 2011 in Palm Beach, Florida, aged 87. She was survived by her two adopted daughters, Marian and CeCe. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less