Barbara hutton biography heiress

ByMina Elwell

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 as a villain, a spoiled child, a tragic recluse, and a punchline.

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Hutton's plight was controversial.

While she was obviously miserable, few sympathized with the apparent struggle of being extraordinarily wealthy and famous, and the press dubbed her "poor little rich girl," a title that would follow her for the rest of her life.

After writing a snarky joke about her failed marriages in his column, Dean Southern Jennings received a personal call from Hutton, demanding to know why he would say something like that about her.

In "Barbara Hutton: A Candid Biography," the biography of Hutton tha