L.M. Richard Newspaper Archive

Marquette Richard (Son)

(Barbara Woolworth Hutton (November 14, 1912 – May 11, 1979) was an American debutante, socialite, heiress and philanthropist. She was dubbed the "Poor Little Rich Girl," first when she was given a lavish and expensive debutante ball in 1930, amid the Great Depression, and later due to a notoriously troubled private life.

Heiress to one-third of the estate of the retail tycoon Frank Winfield Woolworth, Barbara Hutton was one of the wealthiest women in the world. She endured a childhood marked by the early loss of her mother at age four to suicide and the neglect of her father, setting the stage for a life of difficulty forming relationships. Married and divorced seven times, she acquired grand foreign titles but was maliciously treated and often exploited by several of her husbands. While publicly she was much envied for her possessions, her beauty and her apparent life of leisure, privately she remained deeply insecure, often taking refuge in drink, drugs, and playboys. )

(Arthur was only 16 at the time. Obviously General MacArthur trusted his ex-Liaison to the royal family of Japan Marquet Richard. Sophie Tucker was known as one of the greatest entertainers of the 20the century, Leonard Firestone was President of the Firestone Tire Company and a diplomat, Grace Kelly if you don’t know was a major motion picture star. Homer Toberman was the son of Charles Toberman who was know as  "Mr. Hollywood" and the "Father of Hollywood"[1] for his role in developing Hollywood and many of its landmarks, including the Hollywood Bowl, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, El Capitan Theatre,[2] the Roosevelt Hotel, the Grauman's Egyptian Theatre and the Hollywood Masonic Temple.[3]  

It is interesting as both the Tobermans and Firestone are listed in attendance of the dozens of society gatherings in the LA times of which Marque is also mentioned. This article would substantiate they were most likely also friends.