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Vivian Liberto Distin (born April 23, 1934), also known as Vivian Cash, is an American housewife and author.
She was Johnny Cash’s first wife and the inspiration for his first solo hit, “I Walk the Line.”
Vivian Cash became popular after a controversy broke out regarding her racial identity.
Let’s first take a look at some interesting facts about her personal and professional life before she left in 2005.
American Housewife
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| Name: | Vivian Liberto Distin |
| stage name: | Vivian Cash |
| Date of Birth: | April 23, 1934 (71 years old) |
| place of birth: | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
| die: | May 24, 2005, Ventura, California, USA |
| Country of Citizenship: | American |
| high: | 1.62 m |
| parents: | Thomas Liberto, Erin Robinson |
| Brothers and sisters: | Silvia Liberto, Raymond Liberto |
| Husband • Spouse: | Dick Distin (m. 1968-2005), Johnny Cash (m. 1954-1966) |
| Boyfriend and partner: | not applicable |
| Children: | Rosanne Cash, Tara Cash, Kathy Cash, Cindy Cash |
| Profession: | Actress • Television personality |
| net worth: | $60 million |
early life
Vivian Liberto Distin, also known as Vivian Cash, was born on April 23, 1934 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. Her mother, Irene Robinson, was a housewife, and her father, Thomas Liberto, was an insurance salesman and amateur magician.
Vivian Cash grew up with her brother Raymond Alvin Liberto and sister Sylvia Liberto.
Her paternal ancestors immigrated to the United States from Cefalu, Palermo, Sicily, and her father is of Sicilian descent. Vivian Cash’s mother is of Irish, German, and African-American descent.
Currently, there are no valid details about Vivian Cash’s educational background.
Personal life
Vivian Cash was 17 and in basic training for the Air Force when her first husband, Johnny Cash, met her on July 18, 1951, at a skating rink in San Antonio, Texas.
Johnny Cash and Vivian Cash dated for about three weeks before the Air Force sent Cash to West Germany for a three-year deployment. During their separation, they exchanged thousands of letters, which eventually inspired his song “I Walked the Line.”
On August 7, 1954, one month after his discharge from the Army, Johnny Cash married Vivian Cash at St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Church in San Antonio.
They have four children, Rosanne Cash, Tara Cash, Kathy Cash and Cindy Cash, and grandchildren, Jakob William Leventhal, Caitlin Rivers Crowell, Alex Schwoebel, Aran Thomas Schwoebel, Chelsea Jean Crowell, Hannah Crowell, Carrie Kathleen Crowell, Dustin Tittle, Kacy Tittle, Vivian Liberto Thomas Gabriel and Jessica Dorraine Brock.
Johnny Cash’s heavy drug and alcohol abuse, as well as his constant touring and numerous adulterous affairs with other women, especially his relationship with singer June Carter, led to Vivian Cash filing for divorce in 1966, leaving Vivian Cash to raise their four daughters alone.
She was also married to Dick Distin from 1968 to 2005.
Profession
In 2021, Rosanne Cash was a guest on genealogist Henry Louis Gates’ show Finding Your Roots, which confirmed Vivian Cash’s Sicilian ancestry. Her paternal ancestors came from Cefalù, Sicily, dating back 300 years.
Rosanne Cash’s 11th studio album, Black Cadillac, was dedicated to her father, Vivian Cash, and stepmother, June Carter Cash. Vivian Cash is also mentioned on several songs, such as “Burn Down This Town” and “I Was Watching You”.
My Darling Vivian is a documentary about the life and times of Vivian Cash that premiered in 2020 as part of the SXSW 2020 Film Festival series presented by Amazon Prime Video.
Cause of death
Vivian Cash died on May 24, 2005 at the age of 71. She reportedly died of lung cancer following a botched surgery.
net worth
Vivian Cash’s net worth was estimated at $60 million when she died.
