Sharman Douglas

Socialite + Talent Agent

Female

Born Oct 5, 1928

Died Feb 3, 1996

Death Place USA

Sharman Douglas was an American socialite known for her friendship with the British royal family, in particular Princess Margaret. She was the only daughter of chemicals heiress and philanthropist Peggy Zinsser (d. 1992) and politician Lewis W. Douglas… Read More

Romance

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Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
Dated

Family

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Sharman Douglas

d.1996

parents

Lewis Williams Douglas
Father, d.1974

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Andrew Mackenzie Hay, 73, Trade Expert
NYTimes - May 18, 2001

Andrew Mackenzie Hay, an importer and expert on international trade who was once married to the socialite Sharman Douglas, died in his sleep on May 2 at his home in Portland, Ore. He was 73 and had lived in Portland since 1982. He had been ill, but the exact cause of death was unclear, said his wife, Catherine. Mr. Hay, the son of a British banker,
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Sharman Douglas, 67, Socialite And Friend Of British Royals
NYTimes - Feb 08, 1996

Sharman Douglas, a socialite whose life was defined by her friendship as a youth with Princess Margaret and her ensuing lifelong friendship with Britain's royal family, died on Saturday at New York Hospital. She was 67 and lived in Manhattan. John S. Zinsser Jr., a cousin, said she died of bone cancer. Miss Douglas first burst into the news as a
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Peggy Z. Douglas, A Fund Raiser And Champion Of Arts, Dies At 94
NYTimes - Aug 17, 1992

Peggy Zinsser Douglas, who helped raise hundreds of millions of dollars for the arts and other charitable causes in 60 years of volunteer work, died on Saturday at her home in Tucson, Ariz. She was 94 years old. Her family said she died of unspecified natural causes. Mrs. Douglas raised more than $100 million for the Metropolitan Opera and a few
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The Evening Hours
NYTimes - Oct 18, 1985

''IT'S all very Renaissance,'' said Sally Minard the other evening. ''We have trumpeters, mimes, dancers. We draped the catacombs with a green velvet ecumenical monastery cloth. We have black candles. Oh, it's slightly decadent. And we have a Volkswagen with lights.'' For a Renaissance dance? ''We needed something for visual interest,'' said Miss
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1928 Birth Born on October 5, 1928.

1933 4 Years Old She was the only daughter of chemicals heiress and philanthropist Peggy Zinsser (d. 1992) and politician Lewis W. Douglas (d. 1974) who served as Arizona congressman, director of the Bureau of the Budget from 1933 until 1934, and U. S. ambassador to the Court of St. James's from 1947 until 1950. … Read More

THIRTIES

1966 37 Years Old At various times in her life, "Charmin' Sharman," as she was known during her father's tenure as ambassador, worked as a talent agent, a movie publicist, and a public-relations agent. In 1966, New York City mayor John Lindsay named her New York's Commissioner of Public Events. … Read More

1968 39 Years Old Sharman Douglas married Andrew MacKenzie Hay, a food importer, in 1968. They divorced in 1977. … Read More

LATE ADULTHOOD

1996 67 Years Old Sharman Douglas died of bone cancer at New York Hospital in 1996.

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