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Pamela Beryl Harriman ( née Digby; March 20, 1920 – February 5, 1997), also known as Pamela Churchill Harriman, was an English-born American political activist for the Democratic Party, diplomat, and socialite. She married three times: her first husband was Randolph Churchill, the son of prime minister Winston Churchill; her third husband ...
Mar 25, 2024 · spouse Randolph Churchill. Pamela Harriman (born March 20, 1920, Farnborough, Hampshire, England—died February 5, 1997, Paris, France) British-born socialite and American political figure who made a name for herself first as the wife or lover of a succession of prominent wealthy and powerful men and later, in the United States, as a doyenne ...
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Originally published in Issue 40 of The Rake, Stuart Husband writes that Pamela Harriman, a woman of aristocratic stock, blazed a trail through the international scene of her era, enticing powerful men like moths to a particularly feisty flame. There aren’t many people whose lives have such an epic, eventful sweep that they seem to combine ...
Sep 28, 2015 · The cast of characters in WWII's Anglo-American alliance included US Lend-Lease administrator Averell Harriman and Winston Churchill's 21-year-old daughter-in-law. Lynne Olson's new book reveals ...
An effective diplomat, dazzling socialite, and the mother of Winston Churchill’s grandson, Pamela Digby Churchill Hayward Harriman won the respect of fellow diplomats and adroitly handled complex problems related to the war in the Balkans, export subsidies, and intellectual property rights during her tenure as U.S. Ambassador to France from 1993-1997.
Jan 5, 2021 · Pamela Harriman (1920-1997) was all-English, yet rose to high American office on her own merit. She served as U.S. ambassador to Paris from 1993 until her death. Small-minded people, and there were plenty, belittled her lack of education, her glittery friendships with the great.
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Feb 6, 1997 · Harriman’s only child, Winston Spencer Churchill, who is a Conservative Party member of the British Parliament, and some of her five grandchildren were at the hospital to share her final moments.