Josephine Hart was born on March 1, 1942 in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland. She was a writer, known for Damage (1992), Obsession (2023) and Viaggio segreto (2006). She was married to Maurice Saatchi and Paul Buckley. She died on June 2, 2011 in London, England, UK.
She briefly studied acting in London, but found that the emotional self-examination the profession required would be too difficult. She switched to a career in magazine publishing.
By the time she was age 17, three of her four siblings had died from illness or accident.