She was the daughter of Seth Hart and Dorothy Jones Hart.
On December 17, 1927 as Dorothy Hart, she married John R. Hearst at the West End Collegiate Church in Manhattan, New York.
Their marriage ended in divorce.
On May 11, 1932 as Dorothy Hart Hearst, she married William S. Paley in Kingman, Arizona. The marriage ceremony was performed by O.E. Walker, Justice of the Peace.
They were the parents of two children including Hilary Paley Califano (1939-2022).
In July 1947, their marriage ended in divorce.
On March 24, 1954, she married Walter Hirshon (1907-1991), a stockbroker at her home in Riverdale, the Bronx, New York.
In 1961, their marriage ended in divorce.
Socialite, philanthropist. Dorothy Hart was the only child of Seth Hart, an insurance broker and Dorothy Jones Hart. When she was of elementary school age the family moved to Dayton, Ohio, returning after three years. She attended Marlboro, a school for girls and spent a year at Miss Bennett's School in Millbrook, New York. Her first marriage was to John Randolph Hearst, the third son of William Randolph Hearst. They married on December 17, 1927 at the West End Collegiate Church in New York City. She was 19 years old, he was 18. She became a columnist for Harper's Bazaar. In 1931, she met William S. Paley, the head of the Columbia Broadcasting System. They married on May 11, 1932 in Kingman, Arizona after she obtained a divorce from John Hearst. They separated in 1945 after his return from wartime London and divorced in July 1947. On March 24, 1954, she married Walter Hirshon (1907-1991), a stockbroker at her home in Riverdale, the Bronx. They divorced in 1961. She was described as one of the most beautiful girls in Southern California by Irene Selznick. She was listed as one of the world's best dressed women and featured in Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. She participated in many social projects including raising money to build a nursery school in Harlem and serving as a guidance counselor in the 1940s at the Downtown Community School. She worked with the Neighborhood Children's Center for more than 20 years; was a member of the New York Human Rights Commission; served on the Hospitality Committee of the United Nations in the 1960s; was a board member of the Vivian Beaumont Theatre, the Lincoln Center in the 1980s and was a trustee of Carnegie Hall. She was on the board of Phoenix House, was a former chair of the Glen Cove Planning Board and was a trustee of the New School for Social Research at the time of her death. She died in a three car automobile accident on Thursday, January 29, 1998, in Glen Cove on Long Island at the age of 89. Survivors included one son and daughter of Manhattan, New York; one stepdaughter; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Sources: Long Island Newsday, Saturday, January 31, 1998; The Chicago Tribune, Sunday, February 1, 1998; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sunday, February 1, 1998.
She was the daughter of Seth Hart and Dorothy Jones Hart.
On December 17, 1927 as Dorothy Hart, she married John R. Hearst at the West End Collegiate Church in Manhattan, New York.
Their marriage ended in divorce.
On May 11, 1932 as Dorothy Hart Hearst, she married William S. Paley in Kingman, Arizona. The marriage ceremony was performed by O.E. Walker, Justice of the Peace.
They were the parents of two children including Hilary Paley Califano (1939-2022).
In July 1947, their marriage ended in divorce.
On March 24, 1954, she married Walter Hirshon (1907-1991), a stockbroker at her home in Riverdale, the Bronx, New York.
In 1961, their marriage ended in divorce.
Socialite, philanthropist. Dorothy Hart was the only child of Seth Hart, an insurance broker and Dorothy Jones Hart. When she was of elementary school age the family moved to Dayton, Ohio, returning after three years. She attended Marlboro, a school for girls and spent a year at Miss Bennett's School in Millbrook, New York. Her first marriage was to John Randolph Hearst, the third son of William Randolph Hearst. They married on December 17, 1927 at the West End Collegiate Church in New York City. She was 19 years old, he was 18. She became a columnist for Harper's Bazaar. In 1931, she met William S. Paley, the head of the Columbia Broadcasting System. They married on May 11, 1932 in Kingman, Arizona after she obtained a divorce from John Hearst. They separated in 1945 after his return from wartime London and divorced in July 1947. On March 24, 1954, she married Walter Hirshon (1907-1991), a stockbroker at her home in Riverdale, the Bronx. They divorced in 1961. She was described as one of the most beautiful girls in Southern California by Irene Selznick. She was listed as one of the world's best dressed women and featured in Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. She participated in many social projects including raising money to build a nursery school in Harlem and serving as a guidance counselor in the 1940s at the Downtown Community School. She worked with the Neighborhood Children's Center for more than 20 years; was a member of the New York Human Rights Commission; served on the Hospitality Committee of the United Nations in the 1960s; was a board member of the Vivian Beaumont Theatre, the Lincoln Center in the 1980s and was a trustee of Carnegie Hall. She was on the board of Phoenix House, was a former chair of the Glen Cove Planning Board and was a trustee of the New School for Social Research at the time of her death. She died in a three car automobile accident on Thursday, January 29, 1998, in Glen Cove on Long Island at the age of 89. Survivors included one son and daughter of Manhattan, New York; one stepdaughter; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Sources: Long Island Newsday, Saturday, January 31, 1998; The Chicago Tribune, Sunday, February 1, 1998; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sunday, February 1, 1998.
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