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Dick Distin. . ( m. 1968) . Children. 4, including Rosanne and Cindy. Vivian Distin ( née Liberto, formerly Cash; April 23, 1934 – May 24, 2005) was an American homemaker and author. She is notable as the first wife of singer Johnny Cash and mother of their four daughters. She inspired his first hit single "I Walk the Line".
- Vivian Cash, Vivian Distin
- May 24, 2005 (aged 71), Ventura, California, U.S.
- Vivian Dorraine Liberto, April 23, 1934, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Jul 15, 2022 · Updated September 1, 2022. Vivian Liberto was Johnny Cash's first wife and had four children with him. But after their divorce in 1967, she was cast as the bitter shrew who had been holding his talents back. Though his story has become a central part of American cultural lore, the tale of Johnny Cash’s first wife Vivian Cash has been all but ...
- Natasha Ishak
Apr 29, 2020 · By Stephen L. Betts. April 29, 2020. Johnny Cash's first wife Vivian Liberto is the focus of the documentary 'My Darling Vivian.'. Think of Johnny Cash and any number of images will spring to mind ...
- It all started in Texas. Vivian Dorraine Liberto was born in San Antonio where she met Cash at a roller-skating rink when she was only 17 years old.
- It was a bit of a whirlwind love story. Cash proposed after only three weeks of dating the young Vivian.
- He wrote her love letters that she kept until her death. Liberto's book includes multiple love letters that Cash wrote her during his time serving as an Air Force serviceman stationed in Germany following their whirlwind romance in San Antonio.
- She and Cash received death threats. Related Content. How 'Walk The Line' Brought New Eyes to Country Music. 9 of Johnny Cash's Best (And Most Surprising) Movie & TV Show Roles.
May 16, 2021 · Cash denied his first wife, Vivian, was African American during a 1965 boycott by racists sparked by a photo of them together. The questions about Vivian's ancestry were finally resolved on the ...
- Sydney Trent
Jul 24, 2020 · Vivian Liberto was born and raised around San Antonio. She gets her story told in a new documentary called “ My Darling Vivian. Director Matt Riddlehoover told Texas Standard host David Brown that his interest in telling this story was partially personal. “My mother-in-law is Kathy Cash-Tittle, Vivian and John’s second eldest daughter.
Jun 22, 2020 · Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. The largely untold story of Johnny Cash’s first wife, Vivian Liberto, the mother of his four daughters including revered singer-songwriter Rosanne, has ...
