Dorothy Wiggins
Dorothy Wiggins | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dorothy Katz Palmer August 14, 1925 New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Queens College |
| Occupation(s) | Social media influencer, socialite, stylist |
| Spouses | Dr. William Carl Gittinger
(m. 1946; died 1959)Guy C. Wiggins II
(m. 1960; died 2020) |
Dorothy Wiggins (née Palmer; formerly Gittinger; born August 14, 1925) is an American social media influencer, socialite and former stylist. She is noted for her presence on Instagram and TikTok at age 96.[1][2][3][4]
Early life and education
[edit]Wiggins was born Dorothy Katz Palmer on August 14, 1925, at New York Hospital. She was primarily raised on Long Island and in Lyme, Connecticut, where her parents owned a home on Beckett Hill and became acquainted with Guy C. Wiggins. Wiggins graduated from Hempstead High School in Hempstead, New York and subsequently attended Queens College.
Personal life
[edit]In 1946, she firstly married Dr. William Carl Gittinger, a son of William M. Gittinger and Caroline Gittinger (née Raab), of Ozone Park, Queens. He died in the crash of Capital Airlines Flight 75 near Chase, Maryland, aged 32.[5] They had a son:
- Grant P. Wiggins (né Gittinger; 1950–2015), a noted educator and author, married firstly to Rose Alexandra Kernochan, secondly married Denise Wilbur, had four children.[6][7] He would later be adopted by Wiggins' second husband and take his family name.[8][9]
In 1960, she married secondly to Guy C. Wiggins, a son of Guy C. Wiggins and grandson of Carleton Wiggins, who was a noted Hudson River School painter. They were introduced since Dorothy's parents collected the paintings of his father and were acquaintances while living in Lyme, Connecticut.[10] They had two sons;
- Noel Carleton Wiggins (born 1965)
- Guy C. Wiggins III
Wiggins independently resides in a brownstone in the West Village.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ Vadukul, Alex (November 15, 2023). "At 98, She's a Social Media Star". The New York Times.
- ^ "A new start after 60: I lost my husband, spoke my mind – and became an Instagram star at 97 | Life and style | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com.
- ^ D’Mello, Judy. "#Nonagenarian Is Unlikely TikTok Influencer | The East Hampton Star". www.easthamptonstar.com.
- ^ Kessler, Alex (January 28, 2024). ""The Whole Concept Is Somewhat Appalling": 98-Year-Old Dorothy Wiggins Might Be The Internet's Most Fabulous And Least Enthusiastic Fashion Influencer". British Vogue.
- ^ "State of Maryland v. Capital Airlines, Inc., 199 F. Supp. 335 (S.D.N.Y. 1961)". Justia Law. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ "WEDDINGS; Rose Kernochan and Guy Wiggins". The New York Times. 4 October 1998.
- ^ "Grant Wiggins Obituary (2015) - Hartford, CT - Hartford Courant". Legacy.com.
- ^ News, WestView (2020-11-01). "Guy Wiggins, Third Generation Painter, Scholar and Diplomat, Dies at 100 - WESTVIEW NEWS". Retrieved 2024-11-24.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Courant, Hartford (2015-07-05). "Influential Educator Promoted 'Backward Design'". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ Farmer, Ann (7 June 2011). "A Family of Painters is Having Its Moment". The New York Times.
- ^ "Dorothy Wiggins, our NYC Uberchic for Dec 2007 | Ask a New Yorker - A Cultural Influence". www.askanewyorker.com. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ Vadukul, Alex (15 November 2023). "At 98, She's a Social Media Star". The New York Times.