The ex-wife of Cary Grant revealed that she had a mental "depression" after separation

Dyan Cannon talked about his relationship with the star in his memory Dear Cary.


Cary Grant Devoted himself to his only child, Jennifer Grant , after his birth in 1966 - the emblematic star even withdrew to act to focus more on her daughter. But that does not mean that he has succeeded in his other family relationships. Grant's marriage to Jennifer's mother, Canon Dyan , ended only three years after making the knot and would have been difficult enough for her. In his 2011 memories, Dear Cary: My life with Cary Grant , the actor opened on the problems that tormented their romance and the "breakdown" that she suffered after their separation.

Grant and Cannon's relationship is back under the spotlight now that Cher Cary was adapted in a mini-series entitled Archie (After the birth name of Grant, Archibald Leach) for the British network ITV. Cannon, who is now 86, was an executive producer of the show. Continue to read to find out more.

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Grant and Cannon married in 1965.

Cary Grant, Jennifer Grant, and Dyan Cannon in 1966
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When Cannon and Grant met, he was one of the largest cinema stars in the world, and her acting career was just beginning. According to Cannon's book ( via the Daily mail ), Grant contacted the young artist after seeing him in an episode of Malibu Run . Her agent told her that Grant wanted to meet her, and after organizing a meeting, they fell for each other. The two were married in 1965 when Cannon was 28 years old and Grant was 61 years old. He was her first husband, and she was his fourth wife. They welcomed their daughter, Jennifer, in 1966.

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Cannon said Grant didn't know how to be happy.

Dyan Cannon and Cary Grant at the 1967 World Series
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Cannon wrote in his book, "Our romance was beautiful. We spoke so easily. We connected to so many levels. I loved hearing him sit on the piano and singing Cole Songs for me. "But, when she was happy, she said that Grant" did not know how to be happy ". Adult. Three months after her departure, Grant's father told her that her mother had died, but two decades later , he discovered that she was in fact in a mental health establishment, that her father had kept her. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"His disappearance of his life when he was a little boy had a lasting psychological impact, and he believed that his three failed marriages had a lot to do with a subconscious fear that his women also abandon him," wrote Cannon.

Grant was very controlling, said Cannon.

Dyan Cannon and Cary Grant in London in 1966
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Cannon wrote that during their marriage, Grant was very critical of her, including her appearance, which did the way she did things around the house and care about the way she interacted with others for fear that it is perceived as a flirt.

She wrote that "her moods would move without warning or apparent cause" and explained: "I did not know what was going to trigger him then and when he was not at work, he dragged me into the house, listing my gaps ”.

She also said that Grant had been launched in taking LSD as a means of "finding peace" and connecting with God. She said he also pressed her to take him, which she had done for himself if she didn't want to. "I knew I shouldn't do it, but I did it to please him and to save our marriage," she said.

She had a "breakdown" when they separated.

Dyan Cannon and Cary Grant in London in 1966
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Cannon and Grant broke in 1968. According to A The Daily Beast Story on Cannon's book, Grant sent a lawyer To tell his wife that he wanted to divorce.

She wrote that she had suffered a "depression" at the time for which she was "admitted to a psychiatric hospital". She said that a doctor told her that taking the LSD "had contributed to her fragile state of mind and that she was lucky to be alive". Cannon added: "The truth is that Cary never liked the woman I was. He liked the" lit "woman that he hoped that the LSD would help me become."

The Daily Beast explains that ventilation included Cannon who came out of the house of a friend in pajamas in the middle of the night and bursting on one of their neighbors. In the hospital, she received mental health treatment and helps get out of the prescriptions she was taking.

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Cannon and Grant remarried.

Dyan Cannon holding a copy of her book in 2011
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After their divorce, Cannon and Grant married again. Grant married his fifth wife, B Arbara Harris , in 1981 and they were together until his death in 1986 at the age of 82. Canon was married to Stanley Fimberg from 1985 to 1991.

Cannon's career also took off after her separation from Grant. She was nominated twice for the Academy Award for best support actress: in 1970 for Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice and in 1979 for Paradise can wait . His most recent role on the screen was in the film of 2021 The inheritance of hope .

In an interview of 2011 with Reuters, Cannon said she didn't want her memoirs To make people stop loving Grant. "I know what people think of Cary-they love it," she said. "I didn't want people to lose the stars in their eyes on him. I wanted I had such a compassion for what formed him. But I also suffered a breakdown. So, balance everything that was My biggest challenge. "

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