the late William Hale "Bill" Harkness, one of the heirs to Standard Oil, as the titular "last great American dynasty." She also calls Harkness "the maddest woman this town has ever seen." ...

Rebekah had moved to Rhode Island with her then-new husband, William “Bill” Harkness, whose family founded Standard Oil, after their 1947 wedding. (Rebekah was previously married to Dickson W.

Taylor Swift's Watch Hill home was once the home of Rebekah Harkness, a divorcée who famously married into the Standard Oil fortune. [The Providence Journal, file / Kris Craig] Taylor Swift ...

For a time in the 1950s, socialite Rebekah Harkness was true American royalty. Wealthy, elegant, and beautiful, Harkness seemed to have it all—from her oil baron husband to her notoriously ...

The artist made the brooch for mischievous divorcée-turned-philanthropist Rebekah Harkness ... Missouri, Harkness married Standard Oil heir William Hale Harkness in 1947. She commissioned ...

The song, which is featured on Swift's album "Folklore," highlights a snapshot in the life of Rebekah Harkness ... "Bill was the heir to the Standard Oil name and money. And the town said ...

Rebekah had moved to Rhode Island with her then-new husband, William “Bill” Harkness, whose family founded Standard Oil, after their 1947 wedding. (Rebekah was previously married to Dickson W.