(5 October 1962 - 7 July 1970) (divorced) 1 child
61
discovers 19-year-old Pennsylvania-born Diane Brown while she’s modeling for Bride. Soon she accompanies him from London to New York to the Bahamas.
17 February 62
has Diane at his side when he opens Paradise Island with a party for two thousand. Zsa Zsa Gabor and the Tony Randalls attend, among many others.
6 October 62
marries Diane at his Melody Farm, New Jersey, estate
November 62
the Hartfords host Richard Nixon at Paradise Island after his California defeat. He comes with his close friend, Charles “Bebe” Rebozo.
64
the Hartfords host the Beatles, who are filming Help on the beaches of Paradise Island
5 November 65
his split with Diane hits the headlines with a dispute at a discotheque owned by Richard Burton’s ex-wife, Sybil
December 65
the Hartfords reconcile, and Diane is back at Beekman Place
67
Diane meets singer-actor Bobby Darin, the ex of actress Sandra Dee, while on a solo trip to Los Angeles
reporters trail Diane and Darin from Paris to Monte Carlo to New York. In the meantime, Hartford plays Darin’s records at his London home.
September 67
Diane files for divorce
October 67
the Hartfords are seen at the April in Paris Ball in New York and hand in hand at the revival of Gone with the Wind
November 67
his wife announces she’s pregnant
4 July 68
his daughter, Cynara Juliet, is born. She will become a model.
Spring 69
the Hartfords are in court when infamous Bernard Spindel is charged with installing a bug in the apartment of Diane`s onetime boyfriend Ken Klein. She has to confirm sexual relations with Bobby Darin in the summer of 1965.
10 June 69
Diane files for divorce again
7 July 70
Diane receives her divorce in Juarez, Mexico. She will get $2,500 a month in alimony and $6,500 more in child support payments.