About this episode
Unsuccessfully navigating the rough waters of adolescence and love leaves one heiress literally drifting out to sea.
After getting into a fight with friend Doris Duke over the secret love affair between Louise Van Alen and Prince Alexis Mdivani, teen heiress Barbara Hutton finds herself stranded and alone in a sailboat in open sea.
Other people and subjects include: Franklyn Hutton, Coast Guard, inaccuracies and problems with biographies, tv mini-series, Farrah Fawcett, Lauren Bacall, trying to locate the truths, female naming conventions & complications, Silvia de Riva de Castilleja de Guzman, love triangle, love quadrangle, and nostalgia of young love & romance.
Extra Notes / Call to Action:
Other history podcast inspirations – Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History, Aaron Mahnke’s Lore, Dana Schwartz’s Noble Blood
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Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: Button Up Your Overcoat by Jack Hylton, Album Fascinating Rhythm – Great Hits of the 20s
Section 2 Music: You Hit The Spot by Carroll Gibbons, Album The Age of Style – Hits from the 30s
Section 3 Music: Top Hat, White Tie and Tails by Carroll Gibbons & Boy Friends, Album Sophistication – Songs of the Thirties
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
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