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| Born | November 13, 1912 New York City, New York, U.S. |
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| Died | May 11, 1979 (aged 66) Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Philanthropist, Heiress |
| Spouse | "Prince" Alexis Mdivani, 1933 - 1935 (divorced) Count Kurt von Haugwitz-Reventlow, 1935 - 1938 (divorced) Cary Grant, 1942 -1945 (divorced) Prince Igor Troubetskoy, 1947 -1951 (divorced) Porfirio Rubirosa, 1953 - 1954 (divorced) Baron Gottfried von Cramm, 1955 - 1959 (divorced) Prince Pierre Doan, 1964 -1966 (divorced) |
| Children | Lance Reventlow (1936-1972) |
Barbara Hutton (November 14, 1912 – May 11, 1979) was an American socialite dubbed by the media as the "Poor Little Rich Girl" because of her troubled life. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Philanthropy is the act of donating money goods services time and/or effort to support a socially beneficial cause with a defined objective and with no financial or material "Heir" and "Heiress" redirect here For the men and women fragrances endorsed by Paris Hilton see Heiress (fragrance. Porfirio Rubirosa Ariza, ( January 22, 1909 in San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic - July 5, 1965 in Gottfried Alexander Maximilian Walter Kurt Freiherr von Cramm ( July 7, 1909 – November 8, 1976) was a German amateur Tennis champion } Lance Reventlow ( February 24, 1936 &ndash July 24, 1972) was a wealthy playboy entrepreneur and Racing driver. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) A socialite is a person who is known to be a part of fashionable Society because of his or her regular participation in social activities and fondness for spending a significant
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Poor Little Rich Girl
Born in New York City, Barbara Hutton was the only child of Edna Woolworth (1883-1918), who was a daughter of Frank W. Woolworth, the founder of the successful Woolworth department store chain. The City of New York Franklin Winfield Woolworth ( April 13 1852 &ndash April 8 1919) was the founder of F The F W Woolworth Company (often referred to as Woolworth's) was a retail company that was one of the original American five-and-dime stores Barbara's father was Franklyn Laws Hutton (1877-1940), a wealthy co-founder of the respected E. F. Hutton & Company (owned by Franklyn's brother Edward Francis), a New York investment banking and stock brokerage conglomerate. E F Hutton & Co was an American stock brokerage firm founded in 1904 by Edward Francis Hutton, his brother Franklyn Laws Hutton, and She was a niece by marriage of cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post who was for a time (1920-1935) married to E. Marjorie Merriweather Post aka Marjorie Merriweather Post Close Hutton Davies May ( March 15 1887 – September 12 1973) was a leading F. Hutton; thus their daughter, actress-heiress Dina Merrill (born Nedenia Hutton), was a first cousin to Barbara Hutton. Dina Merrill (born December 9, 1925) is an American Actress and Socialite. Dina Merrill related on A&E's Biography of the Woolworths, that for a time Barbara lived with them following the death of her mother and abandonment by her father.
Edna Hutton committed suicide when Barbara was six years old. Young Barbara discovered her mother's body, an event which no doubt scarred her for the rest of her life. After her mother's death, she lived with various relatives, and was raised by a governess. A governess is a female employee of a family who teaches children within their home She became an introverted child who had limited interaction with other children her own age. The trait of Extraversion-Introversion is a central dimension of human personality. Her closest friend and only confidante was her cousin Jimmy Donahue, the son of her mother's sister.
In accordance with New York's high society traditions, Barbara Hutton was given a lavish débutante ball on her 18th birthday, where guests from the Astor and Rockefeller families, amongst other elites, were entertained by stars such as Rudy Vallee and Maurice Chevalier. Is a concept in Sociology that refers to the group of people at the top of a Social hierarchy. A debutante ( deb or presentation ball (from the French débutante, "female beginner" is a young lady from an aristocratic or A ball is a formal Dance. The word 'ball' is derived from the Latin word "ballare" meaning 'to dance' the term also derived into "bailar" which is the The Astor family is a significant Anglo - American family of German descent notable for their prominence in Business, society, and The Rockefeller family, the renowned Cleveland family of John D Rudy Vallée ( July 28, 1901 - July 3, 1986) was an American Singer, Actor, Bandleader, and entertainer Maurice Auguste Chevalier ( September 12, 1888 &ndash January 1, 1972) was a French Actor, Singer, and Three years later, on her 21st birthday, Barbara Hutton inherited close to $50 million from her mother's estate. Her inheritance, which is the equivalent of over $ 1 billion today, made her one of the wealthiest women in the world. "Heir" and "Heiress" redirect here For the men and women fragrances endorsed by Paris Hilton see Heiress (fragrance.
Putting on the Ritz
Though Barbara Hutton was portrayed in the press as the "lucky" young woman who had it all, the public had no idea of the psychological problems she lived with that led to a life of victimization and abuse. Barbara Hutton married seven times:
- 1933 - Alexis Mdivani, a soi-disant Georgian prince, divorced 1935
- 1935 - Count Curt Heinrich Eberhard Erdmann Georg von Haugwitz-Hardenberg-Reventlow, divorced 1938
- 1942 - Cary Grant, divorced 1945
- 1947 - Prince Igor Troubetzkoy, divorced 1951
- 1953 - Porfirio Rubirosa, divorced 1954
- 1955 - Baron Gottfried Alexander Maximilian Walter Kurt von Cramm, divorced 1959
- 1964 - Prince Pierre Raymond Doan, divorced 1966
Mdivani and Reventlow
Her first two husbands used her great wealth to their advantage, especially the extremely abusive Curt Haugwitz-Reventlow with whom she had her only child, a son named Lance. Mdivani (Georgian - მდივანი is the name of a family of Nobility, originating from the nation of Georgia. Prince Igor Nikolayevich Troubetzkoy ( Игорь Николаевич Трубецкой, born 23 August, 1912) was the driver of the first Ferrari Porfirio Rubirosa Ariza, ( January 22, 1909 in San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic - July 5, 1965 in Gottfried Alexander Maximilian Walter Kurt Freiherr von Cramm ( July 7, 1909 – November 8, 1976) was a German amateur Tennis champion } Lance Reventlow ( February 24, 1936 &ndash July 24, 1972) was a wealthy playboy entrepreneur and Racing driver.
Reventlow dominated her through verbal and physical abuse which escalated to a savage beating that left her hospitalized and him in jail. Domestic violence (also known as domestic abuse or spousal abuse) occurs when a family member partner or ex-partner attempts to physically or psychologically dominate He also persuaded her to give up her American citizenship, and to take his native Danish citizenship for tax purposes, which she did in December 1937 in a New York federal court. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe At this point she lapsed into drug abuse. Drug abuse has a wide range of definitions related to taking a Psychoactive drug or Performance enhancing drug for a non-therapeutic or non-medical effect Hutton then developed anorexia, which would plague her for the rest of her life. Anorexia Nervosa is a psychiatric Diagnosis that describes an Eating disorder characterized by low Body weight and Body image distortion
Hutton's divorce from Reventlow gave her custody of their son, and like her father had done to her, she left the raising of Lance to a governess and private boarding schools. Child custody and '''guardianship''' are Legal terms which are sometimes used to describe the legal and practical relationship between a Parent and his A boarding school is a School where some or all pupils not only study but also live during term time with their fellow students and possibly teachers
Popular poet Ogden Nash then took note of Hutton's public private life in the following light verse:
Said Aimee McPherson to Barbara Hutton,
"How do you get a marriage to button?"
"You'll have to ask some other person. Frederic Ogden Nash ( August 19, 1902 &ndash May 19, 1971) was an American Poet best known for writing pithy and funny "
Said Barbara Hutton to Aimee McPherson
(Reference is to then-popular female evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, who was also known to have a few marital difficulties. Aimee Semple McPherson ( October 9, 1890 &ndash September 27, 1944) also known as "Sister Aimee" or "Sister" was a )
Cary Grant
As World War II threatened in 1939, Hutton moved to California. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including She was active during the war, giving money to assist the Free French Forces and donating her yacht to the Royal Navy. The Free French Forces (Forces Françaises Libres FFL) were French fighters in World War II who decided to continue fighting against Axis forces Using her high profile image to sell War bonds, she received positive publicity after being derided by the press as a result of her marriage scandals. War bonds are a type of Savings bond used by combatant nations to help fund a war effort and as a Monetary policy for controlling Inflation from an In Hollywood, she met and married Cary Grant, one of the biggest movie stars of the day. Grant did not need her money nor to benefit from her name, and appeared to genuinely care for her. Nevertheless, this marriage failed as well. Grant did not seek, or receive, any money from Barbara in their divorce settlement.
Igor Troubetzkoy
Hutton left California and moved to Paris, France before acquiring a palace in Tangier. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Tangier or Tangiers ]] ( Tanja طنجة in Berber and Arabic, Tánger in Spanish Hutton then began dating Igor Troubetzkoy, another expatriate Russian prince of very limited means but world renown. Prince Igor Nikolayevich Troubetzkoy ( Игорь Николаевич Трубецкой, born 23 August, 1912) was the driver of the first Ferrari Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending In the spring of 1948 in Zurich, Switzerland, she married him. Zürich (, Zürich German: Züri, Zurich, Zurigo; in English generally Zurich) is the largest city in Switzerland and capital of the That year, he was the driver of the first Ferrari to ever compete in Grand Prix motor racing when he raced in the Monaco Grand Prix and later won the Targa Florio. Ferrari SpA is an Italian Sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy Grand Prix motor racing has its roots in organised automobile racing that began in France as far back as 1894 The Monaco Grand Prix (Grand Prix de Monaco is a Formula One race held each year on the Circuit de Monaco. The Targa Florio was an open road Endurance automobile race held near Palermo Sicily. He ultimately filed for divorce. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. Hutton's attempted suicide made headlines around the world. Labeled by the press as the "Poor Little Rich Girl," her life nevertheless made great copy and the media exploited her for consumption by a fascinated public. The term " exploitation " may carry two distinct meanings The act of utilizing something for any purpose
Porfirio Rubirosa "La crema Inata".
Her next marriage lasted only 73 days. To Dominican Porfirio Rubirosa, one of the most notorious of international playboys, married the vulnerable woman while continuing his affair with the actress Zsa Zsa Gabor. Porfirio Rubirosa Ariza, ( January 22, 1909 in San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic - July 5, 1965 in For other uses see Love Affair or Scandal An affair may refer to a form of nonmonogamy, to Infidelity or to Adultery. Zsa Zsa Gabor ( born February 6 1917) is a Hungarian -born American Actress and Socialite.
Hutton then spent time with Americans, James Douglas and Philip Van Rensselaer. James Douglas may refer to any of the following individuals Scottish noblemen Lords of Angus James Douglas 3rd Earl of Angus (1428-1446 Philip Van Rensselaer (born 1928 is a member of the Rensselaer family of New York. However, her lavish spending continued, and although she was already the owner of several mansions around the world, in 1959 she built a luxurious Japanese-style palace on a 30 acre (120,000 m²) estate in Cuernavaca, Mexico. A mansion is a large dwelling House. The word itself derives (through Old French) from the Latin word mansus (the perfect passive participle For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Cuernavaca (Cuauhnāhuac|kʷaw̥'naːwak is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.
Gottfried von Cramm
Her next husband was an old friend, German tennis star Baron Gottfried von Cramm. Baron is a specific Title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin (liber Gottfried Alexander Maximilian Walter Kurt Freiherr von Cramm ( July 7, 1909 – November 8, 1976) was a German amateur Tennis champion This marriage also ended in divorce. He died in an automobile crash near Cairo, Egypt in 1976. Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics.
Raymond Doan
In Tangier, she met her seventh husband, Raymond Doan. This marriage, too, was short-lived.
Hutton frequently appeared drunk in public and her spending continued unabated. Over the years, she had acquired a large collection of valuable jewelry, including elaborate historic pieces that had once belonged to Marie Antoinette and Empress Eugénie of France. Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna von Habsburg-Lothringen (November 2 1755 &ndash October 16 1793 known to history as Marie Antoinette ( pronounced /maʀi ɑ̃ntwanɛt/ Eugenie redirects here For other people called Eugenie see Eugenie (disambiguation Empress The last Empress of the French was born She began spending time with numerous younger men, total strangers to whom she gave money, diamond bracelets, and other pieces of expensive jewelry.
Final years
The 1972 death of her son in an aircraft crash sent Hutton into a state of despair. Her fortune had diminished, due to her extreme generosity and alleged questionable business deals by her long-time lawyer, Graham Mattison, to the point where she began liquidating assets in order to raise funds to live on. Nonetheless, she continued to spend money on strangers willing to pay a little attention to her. She spent her final years living at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel, where she died from a heart attack in May of 1979, aged 66. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply At her death, it is said that $4,000 was all that remained of her fortune. She was interred in the Woolworth family mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York. A mausoleum ( plural: mausolea is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or persons This article refers to the Woodlawn Cemetery in the New York City borough of The Bronx
Biographical information
Several books have been written about Barbara Hutton, the best known of which are:
- Poor Little Rich Girl: The Life and Legend of Barbara Hutton by C. David Heymann
- Million Dollar Baby: An Intimate Portrait of Barbara Hutton by Philip Van Rensselaer
In 1987, a television motion picture titled Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story starred Farrah Fawcett in the role of Barbara Hutton. The year 1987 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1987. Poor Little Rich Girl The Barbara Hutton Story is 1987 Television biographical Drama, released in two version as a TV- Miniseries Ferrah Leni Fawcett (born February 2 1947) is an American actress
External links
- Barbara Hutton biography on the official Jane Bowles site
- Barbara Hutton in the IMDb
- Barbara Hutton's Photo & Gravesite
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