New Documentary Details Johnny Cash’s Relationship With His First Wife Vivian

Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash

While fans of movies such as Walk The Line are well-versed in late music legend Johnny Cash‘s 35-year relationship with his late wife June Carter Cash, a new documentary centers on Johnny Cash’s relationship with his first wife, Vivian Liberto. Cash and Liberto wed in 1954, and were parents to four daughters, including Rosanne, Kathy, Cindy and Tara. The couple divorced in 1966, and Johnny married June Carter in 1968. June and Johnny had one son, John Carter Cash, and were married until they died just months apart in 2003.

The documentary, titled My Darling Vivian, is now streaming for free on Amazon Prime Video. The doc was slated to be shown as part of South by Southwest’s Film Festival Collection, before the conference was canceled in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The documentary was directed by Matt Riddlehoover and produced by Dustin Tittle.

My Darling Vivian offers never-before-seen footage, photographs of Vivian Liberto and Johnny Cash, and letters the two exchanged while Johnny served in the United States Air Force. The couple’s daughters are also featured in the documentary, chronically tracing Vivian’s life, and the rise and fall of her relationship with Cash.

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