Roxanne Pulitzer
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Roxanne Pulitzer is a novelist and actress. She attracted media attention in the 1980s during her divorce trial.
-based newspaper tycoon Herbert Pulitzer (heir to Pulitzer, Inc.
. She attracted media attention in 1983 when she divorced her husband.
Many of the headlines about her were unfavorable and referred to her as "Foxy Roxy".
Roxanne was a former cheerleader from Cassadaga, New York
. Her first husband was Peter Dixon, whom she left while they were living in South Florida. She met Pulitzer at a party; they married and their twin sons, Maclean Simpson Pulitzer ("Mac") and Zachary Simpson Pulitzer ("Zac") were born in 1978. In 1982, Herbert sued for divorce. Roxanne was granted custody in an emergency hearing. Circuit Judge Carl Harper slapped a gag order
on all parties involved, to little effect. Herbert's main accusation was that Roxanne wrecked their marriage with adultery and drug abuse. Both claimed that the other had had sexual encounters with Jacquie Kimberly, wife of James Kimberly, heir to the Kleenex
fortune.Judge Harper eventually granted Herbert Pulitzer custody of the children. Roxanne appealed three times but was unsuccessful.
In 1992, she married again, to speedboat racer John Haggin Jr.
. The $70,000 she received was used to pay her divorce bills.
Biography
Roxanne Renckens (Pulitzer) was married to Palm BeachPalm Beach, Florida
The Town of Palm Beach is an incorporated town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The Intracoastal Waterway separates it from the neighboring cities of West Palm Beach and Lake Worth...
-based newspaper tycoon Herbert Pulitzer (heir to Pulitzer, Inc.
Pulitzer, Inc.
Founded by Joseph Pulitzer , Pulitzer Inc., owned 14 daily newspapers across the United States, and one weekly chain. Its papers included the St...
. She attracted media attention in 1983 when she divorced her husband.
Many of the headlines about her were unfavorable and referred to her as "Foxy Roxy".
Roxanne was a former cheerleader from Cassadaga, New York
Cassadaga, New York
Cassadaga is an incorporated village located in Chautauqua County, New York, in the United States. The village is located within the northeast corner of the Town of Stockton, east of the village of Stockton, south of and immediately adjacent to Lily Dale in the Town of Pomfret, and north of the...
. Her first husband was Peter Dixon, whom she left while they were living in South Florida. She met Pulitzer at a party; they married and their twin sons, Maclean Simpson Pulitzer ("Mac") and Zachary Simpson Pulitzer ("Zac") were born in 1978. In 1982, Herbert sued for divorce. Roxanne was granted custody in an emergency hearing. Circuit Judge Carl Harper slapped a gag order
Gag order
A gag order is an order, sometimes a legal order by a court or government, other times a private order by an employer or other institution, restricting information or comment from being made public.Gag orders are often used against participants involved in a lawsuit or criminal trial...
on all parties involved, to little effect. Herbert's main accusation was that Roxanne wrecked their marriage with adultery and drug abuse. Both claimed that the other had had sexual encounters with Jacquie Kimberly, wife of James Kimberly, heir to the Kleenex
Kleenex
Kleenex is a brand name for a variety of toiletry paper-based products such as facial tissue, bathroom tissue, paper towels, and diapers. The name Kleenex is a registered trademark of Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Often used as a genericized trademark, especially in the United States, "Kleenex"...
fortune.Judge Harper eventually granted Herbert Pulitzer custody of the children. Roxanne appealed three times but was unsuccessful.
In 1992, she married again, to speedboat racer John Haggin Jr.
Literary and media career
Pulitzer is the author of novels Prize Pulitzer, Facade, Twins and the The Palm Beach Story. She later adapted her The Prize Pulitzer: The Roxanne Pulitzer Story (1989) into a made-for-television movie written from her point of view. She also appeared on the June 1985 cover and interior of Playboy MagazinePlayboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
. The $70,000 she received was used to pay her divorce bills.