years in Los Angeles, living at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, where she died from a heart attack in May 1979, aged 66. One biographer wrote that, at her death, $3,500 was all that remained of her fortune, but some who actually knew her said that was not the case. She was interred in the Woolworth family mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York. In popular culture Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (1987), based on David Heymann's biography, a television miniseries starring Farrah Fawcett as Barbara Hutton with Fairuza Balk portraying her at age 12 and Matilda Johansson at age 5. James Read portrays Cary Grant. Phantom Thread (2018), set in 1950s London a haute couture dressmaker (played by Daniel Day-Lewis) struggles with inspiration and relationships. The character Barbara Rose is inspired by Barbara Hutton around the time of her marriage with Rubirosa. Rubirosa (2018), a Mexican web television series co-starring Gabriela de la Garza as Barbara Hutton. As The Money Burns (2020-present), a history podcast reconstructing the Great Depression through the lives of heirs and heiresses. As a primary heiress, Barbara appears in multiple episodes beginning with the second episode "Welcome to Newport, Part 1" which covers the summer before the 1929 Wall Street Crash. Other episodes include her debutante ball, her bow at Buckingham Palace, and other key events and moments in her life. See also Woolworths Lady Hutton List of people from Morelos, Mexico Notes Further reading Several books have been written about Barbara Hutton, the best known of which are: Barbara Hutton: A Candid Biography, by Dean Jennings (F. Fell, 1968, 301pp.) Million Dollar Baby: An Intimate Portrait of Barbara Hutton, by Philip Van Rensselaer (Putnam, 1979, 285pp.) Poor Little Rich Girl: The Life and Legend of Barbara Hutton, by C. David Heymann (L. Stuart, 1984, 390pp.) In Search of a Prince: My Life with Barbara Hutton, by Mona Eldridge (Sidgwick & Jackson, 1988, 210pp.) A bibliography: In 1987, a television motion picture titled Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story starred Farrah Fawcett in the role of Barbara Hutton. External links 1912 births 1979 deaths American billionaires American socialites American debutantes Burials at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York) Hutton family People from the Upper East Side Naturalized citizens of the Dominican Republic Princesses by marriage Woolworth family Hewitt School alumni Miss Porter's School alumni 20th-century American women 20th-century American people