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Barbara Woolworth Hutton (November 14, 1912 – May 11, 1979) was an American debutante, socialite, heiress, and philanthropist. She was dubbed the "Poor Little Rich Girl"—first when she was given a lavish and expensive debutante ball in 1930 amid the Great Depression , and later due to a notoriously troubled private life.
According to one biographer, Barbara Hutton had only $3,500 in her bank account at the time of her demise. Even more depressing? Only 16 people attended her funeral. Barbara Hutton, born to unimaginable wealth, had fallen from grace in the most tragic way possible—her cautionary tale leaving behind one chilling lesson: Money can't buy you love.
May 22, 2023 · By Mina Elwell / May 22, 2023 4:30 pm EST. Barbara Hutton was the heiress to two fortunes and one of the richest women in the world. Over the course of her life, she married Hollywood's favorite leading man, an infamous con artist, and several princes. From the time she turned 18 in 1930, Hutton was constantly in the press, alternately depicted ...
Barbara Hutton was an American heiress, debutante, and socialite. She was referred to as the "Poor Little Rich Girl” first when she had an expensive and luxurious debutante ball in 1930 and later due to her troubled personal life. Heiress to the business tycoon Frank Winfield Woolworth, she was one of the richest women in the world in her time.
May 13, 1979 · Barbara Hutton, the highly publicized, oft‐married Woolworth heir who spent much of her life searching for a happiness that apparently eluded her, died in Los Angeles Friday of a heart attack....
Aug 5, 2016 · Smithsonian Channel. 4.16M subscribers. Subscribed. 6.8K. 858K views 7 years ago #SmithsonianChannel #Woolworth #BarbaraHutton. In 1924, 12-year-old Barbara Hutton inherited a $28 million...
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story is a 1987 television biographical drama starring Farrah Fawcett. The film chronicles the life of Barbara Hutton, a wealthy but troubled American socialite. Released as both a television film and a miniseries, the film won a Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film.
