Vivian Liberto Cash Distin Was one of the most amazing examples of matriarchal America. There was a whole era of women that raised families and we’re homemakers and active in their churches who were so powerful and it’s just an iconography that no longer exists. Especially Sicilian Italian matriarchs it’s a very unique part of 20th century history you don’t hear much about. She’s the personification of a Sicilian American. Just amazing
@@MetalGearTenno Why do you dislike women who work hard at being a mother to four children and going to church and wanting to live a quietly life. Vivian was lied about. Why does someone setting the record straight bother you so much? She did not ask to be famous, but she was portrayed wrongly in a movie. I am glad I know the truth.
I watched the documentary. My heart broke when at Johnny Cash's tribute, nothing was mentioned about Vivian. She sat in the audience listening to people share their fond memories of Johnny and his devotion to June. At that moment, Vivian was a mere audience member. How does one get erased from history? This is how.
Her Son-in-law actually dedicated a song to her, mentioning her and that part was cut from the program. It was so very sad and heartbreaking. Shame on those producers/directors.
And even in this interview they were claiming that she was Italian. People knew she was part black. I'm glad that the truth came out this year in the Gates interview
I remember her from the movie and it was a brutal betrayal when actually Johnny was the messed up one in that relationship. She was very beautiful. Good for you defending your mom ❤️
Not sure what movie you were watching, but he was clearly portrayed as the one who messed up the marriage - putting work before family, drug use, cheating. The movie was based on his autobiography, and both the book and the movie were very clear about these things.
That's a mixed race black woman. I come from a mixed race family I know a biracial black woman when I see one. Maybe the pressure of it all caused the marriage to fail and for him to choose a white woman. Which would explain why she is shown in such a negative light and June shown to be an angel although she was Sleeping with a married man.
Absolutely I don't see that her race was' misperceived' and that she looked dark in certain pictures. I see a Black woman, period and it sounds like maybe someone in that era wasn't telling the truth.
You've never been to southern Italy then. My grandfather could have passed as biracial or latino. The man had a fro in the 70s. Just search "iron eyes cody". He was a sicilian who posed as a native American. There are a wide range of skin complications in Italy and in the Mediterranean surrounding countries.
@@UnburdenedByWhatHasBeen Roseanne Cash had DNA testing done on a TV program which confirmed Vivian was in fact mixed race. So this is not solely a woman of darker pigmented Italian ancestry.
I read the book "I walked the line" My life with Johnny Cash...and felt nothing but sympathy for Vivian she was done wrong and endured so much living with and without Johnny. I was not happy to read how June went after Johnny knowing he was married...nor how Johnny abandoned his family. I have much respect for Vivian and my heart broke for her having to endure so much heartache. Their kids had to have suffered too.
@@sergeantmasson3669 Well I disagree. Yes, he went after her as well...but she pursued him intentionally knowing he was a married man...and did not care how Vivian or the girl's felt. And she did not get him off drugs...she became a drug addict too.
@@MsCNail-fe1sj yet you have no proof to support your claim..The movie certainly doesn't show that June went after Johnny..She herself was married at the time..
My Darling Vivian was such a eye opening doc. My heart broke for her. Her look was exotic and beautiful. She really got a bad deal. I now hate the “ walk the line” movie. How dare they!
I never saw Vivian as an awful person in “Walk the Line.” It was evident what was happening to her within the marriage was not on her, but the tornado of John’s rising popularity, drug addiction and growing affection for June. Especially when one listens to the director’s cut version of “Walk the Line,” they understand that both John and June know they are in the wrong when they begin the affair. The director also talks about John’s love for Vivian and highlights the Elvis performance of the song John wrote for Vivian. He emphasizes John’s selfishness and callousness to Vivian by treating her as though she was nothing at the awards show - pursuing June and displaying public jealousy over her recent marriage to that one race car driver dude
They made her look like she wasn’t supporting his career and silence him about his job when he was home. Also never having time for him because of the kids. It’s free on RU-vid right now.
Walk The Line was totally unfair to her! Maybe it’s because John Carter Cash helped on the movie and made his mother look like a savior. In reality - she was a drug addict too. And her family used Johnny Cash’s money to fund their lifestyle. Pretty sick doing that to Vivian and her daughters. A woman of God - as June Carter claimed to be - doesn’t steal another woman’s husband.. period.
Sounds like you are being unfair to June. Johnny cash had many affairs before June. You or I don't know how or when it happened,we were not there. And it's unfair to call June Carter a drug addict. You also wasn't there.
So, after watching this documentary my heart is extremely broken for Vivian. She suffered a heart break that lasted the duration of her life. She didn't deserve the treatment she got. The never ending heartbreak she endured caused her to make a decision that inflicted that same heartbreak on another innocent woman. It seems she lived in a constant state of despair but tried to push it deep, deep down. It just goes to show how destructive a selfish mentality is. I can't say this enough but men need to be held accountable for these types of actions. There is no way that his "love" with June should have been celebrated the way that it was. What a strong woman Vivian truly was. I take great pleasure in knowing she's earned her place in heaven now. Edit: All love stories are not created equally. To celebrate the "love story" of a married man and his MISTRESS is morally repulsive! And the way EVERYONE tried to write Vivian out was absolutely insane. Imagine giving your everything to a man, having his babies, sticking with him through the tough times, trusting him with everything and then one day he stops loving you and starts chasing someone else?? He was so wrapped up in his own happiness that he basically had no part in raising his 4 children that were at home! June taunted Vivian all because she wanted Jhonny to herself. A man SHE KNEW BEFOREHAND WAS MARRIED! Any woman or man defending that type of behavior must have been a mistress themselves and gets zero respect from me. So please, keep those growing apart comments to yourself. When you grow apart and decide not to work on the relationship: GET A DIVORCE!! PREFERABLY before you get involved with someone else. #selfishandselfcentered
Why shouldn't his love for June Carter have been celebrated? They went about it wrong with cheating, but Johnny Cash loved June Carter. Johnny and Vivian's marriage was doomed. He grew apart from her and did not love her anymore. It happens all of the time. She may have loved him until the day she died, but it was not the same for him. He loved June like that. I don't think it had anything to do with her being black or mixed or whatever. He had eyes. Her being dark did not seem to bother him. He still was a young boy who fell in love with her. What happened to them happens to many young couples.
I agree. I don't think a relationship born out of infidelity should be celebrated, no matter how strong it is or how hard the relationship was that was left. The fact that society celebrates it shows how morally depraved society is.
In Tennessee, owning a shotgun to take care of critters is like keeping milk in your refrigerator for cereal. You need it & use it regularly! Can’t wait to see this documentary
Roseanne is beautiful like her mom, those gorgeous eyes! I love Roseanne's music too. Too bad her marriage to Rodney Crowell didn't last, what a talented and attractive couple they were.
I enjoyed the documentary of My Darling Vivian. Walk the Line is still a great film, but this made me look at a different perspective. It also shows a side to June of how insensitive she was towards Vivian, which the film in vice-versa shows her as "the hero" and they were both actually important in Cash's life in different ways. Good for Vivian's daughters that they got to speak the truth against Hollywood's portrayal.
I agree. I think both women loved him at different times and he was a different man for both women. One woman he loved and married far too young. The other he married when he matured and fought his demons.
@@donnaleeclubb119 That was not far too young especially for back then in those times. She was very mature. *_It was Drugs & Fame that were the problem, not age._*
I am always appreciative when corrections are made to a false historical narrative. I enjoy the work of all the actors who played in this movie but it is disappointing that they either didn't take the time to get it right or they purposely made a production based on lies for the sake of drama. Feminism doesn't mean tearing one woman down to build another one up. Glad Vivian's story is being told by people who loved her and knew her well.
I thought Viv was a very sympathetic figure in “Walk the Line.” It was all on John and Viv was doing all she could to keep her sanity. I loved Gin Goodwin’s portrayal of her. She was a lovely woman trying to walk through a hurricane named John Cash.
I’ll say what I do about all infidelity: when a spouse cheats, that’s who deserves the primary blame and the emotions that go along with it. Does the other man or woman share some blame? Certainly. But for me, I wasn’t married to the woman who chose to sleep with my husband. Yes it was wrong that she knew he was married and had children at home. But I didn’t have a relationship with her so she didn’t betray me. My husband did. He shattered our family and abandoned our 4 children in the process. And in my case he did so the same week I learned I had stage 3 ovarian cancer. The fact she knew I had cancer reflected poorly on her character, but again, she was not my concern. I leave her to karma. That there was another, random woman involved was of little concern to me because she could’ve been anyone. And would have been someone else most likely. The old adage is true - if they’ll cheat with you, they’ll cheat on you.
A woman who knowingly engages in an extramarital affair with a married man shares the shame of being an adulterer too. I have never felt any sort of sympathy for June Carter, especially after finding out that Johnny had cheated on her for years. You reap what you sow.
If you looked at the photo of Johnny and Vivian and thought WOW, she's beautiful. It's not about Ethnicity to you. On the other hand, if the color/hue of Vivian's skin was your first thought... 🤷♀️ BTW, we ALL are members of the exact same race. Our problems arise when we get hung up on the Hue in human. ✌🏻✌🏿✌🏼✌
Very clear to me she is a beautiful black woman. Throw everything in the pot and you get a beautiful brown...the result is clear. To emphasize here that she was Italian sounds a bit hypocritical since the public didn't see that in her when she was being crucified. These people crucify blacks who had the audacity to pass into their circle. And besides, that's the reason the story is being told.
Hey, I’m Italian. I was born in America. I had my DNA done. I have Greek, Turkish, other Middle Eastern and North African DNA. You couldn’t marry your sister or cousin so men traveled (fishermen for example), and while working looked for wives. On the other side of the mediterranean from the bottom of Italy, and in this woman’s case Sicily, is north Africa! Therefore you can see how you could have a grandmother of African descent. It’s not that big a deal. Unfortunately this woman was so exotic looking that Southerners started rumors and really drove her into the ground. That is a whole other, horrible, subject. She was mostly Sicilian! Love to all!
The Tuskegee airmen was in Italy in the 1930s a lot of them didn't not return to America they stayed in Italy.... many Mixed children was made....go watch the videos the Italians was very grateful to the military
His first wife Vivian was so pretty & beautiful inner beauty and Johnny Cash did her wrong and broke her spirit. She had his first 4 children. I really loved the documentary about there relationship 😭 ❤
I couldn't get past the grandson's constant repeating of "um" and any other start of a sentence. Not to be mean, but if you are going to be interviewed speak more distinctly and in a measured sense. Was distracted from the content by that...
She was first, so why not? She was beautiful, as well and she had to have loved him to put up with the drugs and such... that's not easy to do. So I am all for this! Give this woman her flowers!!!
People should watch Finding Your Roots. She had a black lineage. Her relative passed for white and she didn’t know. So, that photo that made her look dark actually just showed her for who she was even though she didn’t know about it. Most black people would have looked at her features and seen that too.
She was beautiful , she was hurting , this is a story like so many , you would loose yourself when the public wants you to perform , the man in the blue shirt sounds like his grandfather , yes it was a sad story , June and Johnny , made music together that was his life ,
2021 “ Tammy Hambrow and Halsey will never be Black they are barely half” 2021 “Vivian Cash is Black because of "1/64 ancestry" from a third great grandmother”
@@claystevenson1821I’m Italian and Black. We did not create the one drop rule. Italians weren’t legally white when many of my ancestors arrived. Ultra ultra white Anglo-Saxon Protestants many of whom were hiding black ancestry themselves created it.
@@claystevenson1821 We are supposed to be past all that now. ALL have equal rights by law and if you are not represented by those laws today you should go through legal means to make sure that you are.
Johnny Cash's drug addiction was just an excuse for his bad behavior. For example before drugs he would take great pleasure in trashing hotel rooms. He was not a good guy!
I think he suffered from the deep cut to his soul when his father blamed him for the death of his brother..I can only imagine how deep those words must have cut a young child..The guilt he carried around and tried to drown out by drugs..It must have felt horrible to know your father had rather it be you that died than your brother..
She was gorgeous and aged well. Sadly not an uncommon story, especially with celebrities (for example Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra). We men unfortunately often can only think with one head at a time.
I agree wholeheartedly, it's another reason why I have no interest in this documentary. They're trying to make everybody racist now, Especially christians
@Taylor Williams It is part of the story, but you have to ask yourself what is their motivation of talking about it right now? Is it to make Cash look like a racist? Because if it is then I am not intrested in it. I'd you haven't realized it, the liberals want to paint all whites as racist, they are desperate for whites and blacks to be against each other. Also it is worth noting that the marriage did not end because Vivian was Quarter black or whatever she was, It ended because Johnny Cash was having all kinds of affairs and addicted. That has nothing to do with race.
@Taylor Williams No ma'am, that's not incoherent. I don't think you even know what incoherent means. I am doing what a highly educated, logical, impartial person does when they are considering a witness. You cannot believe every story you hear, and don't you think that someone who was legitimately wronged by adultery might have a motive to really try and hurt The family of June Carter and Johnny Cash as much as possible? Never underestimate the power of hatred. Also, You consider yourself so smart... Ask yourself What is the ultimate goal of this documentary? Is it to hurt Johnny Cash and June Carter? Why are they including in this documentary a segment about how Race affected this woman? Now look at the comments and see how people are saying that Johnny Cash dumped his wife because she was a threat to his career. In an era where it takes very little to race bait and enrage people over the slightest suggestion of racism, Can you see the attempt to damage Johnny Cash? I'm sure at the time it was a legitimate fear of Vivian's, But that is not what I'm worried about. They seem to be using this documentary to inflame racial tensions. And I'm not for that . This documentary is trying to divide people, and if you look at the comments it already is. And if this is all Greek to you, then maybe you need to not reply to me lol
Don’t worry, Cash girls. Some of us could read between the lines to know your moms name was being ignored and disgraced and we grieved for her. I don’t like that movie to this day for that reason.
I always had this thought about June Carter. 1. Knowing Johnny Cash had a wife 4 daughters and a home, and not bat an eye of all the people they were hurting.. I don't blame the man I blame the women who doesnt care about others but herself..
She's a beautiful woman and I've never heard about her. It's good they did this to get the truth out there. I cant imagine how hard that relationship was on her. Sadness, loneliness, and despair probably.
I love this. I loved Johnny Cash's music, but never respected him as a man. You can't preach the word of God and do this to your wife. Vivienne was breathtaking and obviously a true lady.
RIDICULOUS,,,,OJ SIMPSON WAS LOVED BY SO MANY ,VERY HANDSOME MAN,,,BUT THAT DIDNT MAKE HIM A GOOD MAN,,,HE IS A MURDERER ,,TO LOOK AT SOMEONE YOU DONT KNOW AND SAY OHH THATS OBVIOUSLY A TRUE LADY ,,I READ ONE DAUGHTER WASNT JOHNNYS MAYBE THAT CAUSED THE DIVORCE,,,,🙄🤔
he probably never had that relationship with God or he would not treated vivian like he did and the kids!! people can preach the Word but not really mean in in their hearts.. it was all a game to him and june.. she knew he was a married man with kids and she didnt care. from what i heard vivian said she told her i am going to get your husband and she did. quite sad what she did to vivian the both of them
There’s always so much to a woman’s story, especially the first wife of a man. So heart-breaking 💔 So glad her story is told and remembered by her family.❤️
She was Italian and black. Don’t get it twisted. This was denial at the time from her POV, all in concerns for their kids safety, cash and then hers, for obvious reasons due to racial tensions. She sacrificed a lot.
@@lauramorgan2928 Why is it so hard to think that Johnny Cash was In love with a black woman, white man been sleeping with black women every since America was And They justified it by saying you couldn’t merry her Some white males actually sent her up north so she would be safe with his white children
She was not black if she didn’t claim it. Stop claiming people who don’t want to be claimed by blacks. Vivian lived until 2005 so had ample time to tell the world and her grandkids what race she is.
@@meganm.4291 Not necessarily. People denied being Black all the time. It's called racial passing. They would move where no one would know them and completely break ties with their family. People did it because there were benefits to being White. Keep in mind, it could be very dangerous for the Black person if someone found out they were passing. Also, it's possible Vivian didn't know. At any rate, it's sad. She was a beautiful woman.
I always despised the fact they could make a movie about the love affair of Johnny Cash and June with absolutely no regard for the first wife. My heart broke for her while watching the movie and I held so much disdain for Johnny and June for the fact they could do that to her. The world was so obsessed with Johnny and June as a couple and I found it morally repulsive. It was sooo sad.
@Tawadeb do you realize how many fictional movies glorify adultery and no one cares? When a movie based on real life is about a couple who was actually in love and happened to be adulterers, that's not okay? Cause it's better to lie and say that it never happens or just ends in disaster?
Even a blind man could see that Vivian had black ancestry you could even see it in her grandson with the blue shirt . I think later it was proven that Vivian’s mother had black ancestry. It’s possible her own mother may have “passed” herself as white. Vivian deserves for her story to be told on the big screen.
I agree the daughter was on finder your roots and behold bcz of her mother she has DNA ties to Angela Basset. That was during a time when mixed or light skinned black people would pass as something other than what you really were sadly. it would be nice if her story was told
I think Ginnifer Goodwin is a great actress and I am a fan of most of her work, but clearly, her portrayal of Vivian wasn't accurate in 'Walk the Line'. It wasn't her fault though. The fault lies with the writers.
I doubt Ginnifer went into the film with a preconceived idea of how Vivian really was as a person. Her job was to interpret the script given to her and follow the directions set forth by the production team. She was getting paid to be an ACTRESS, not a historian. 90% of what you see on film is determined by the director because he's the one who calls "CUT!", not the actors. Put your blame somewhere other than Ginnifer and don't make her your personal scapegoat.
It is the viewer that villainized vivian-not goodwins portrayal. It is how the VIEWER saw things. When i watched it, i saw her as a strong woman who wanted the best for her family and was betrayed at every turn.
I think Goodwin have a sympathetic portrayal of Viv. I never saw her as controlling or at fault in any way, shape or form. She was a casualty of John’s addiction and choices.
What MSM did to her was so very wrong. She deserved none of that at all. Vivian had a huge integrity level and never liked being the center of attention.
@@Gabster1990 FYI, every human has a very tiny bit of African DNA ancestry because the human species originated in Africa. Vivian Liberto heritage is Italian, German, and Irish.
I actually don’t think Vivian was portrayed badly in Walk the Line … I felt an extraordinary amount of sympathy for her in the film. Also in the actual photos she’s very beautiful.
She was mad at his career and always had something to say in that movie. She also told him not to talk about his tours or work when he came home as if he had no one to talk to. She looked down on him at times and I agree with her when she told June to stay away from her children
I love how they didnt even address the question asked about her ethnicity. That woman is black--maybe mixed race w/black but definitely black. Even the grandchild looks like a black man right now and in his younger photo. They are passers.
Yeah her 23 and Me is probably very interesting. Light skin people with African blood would “pass” to avoid racism back then. When they were her complexion they’d say they were Latin or Italian. You wouldn’t be treated as good as passing for white but it was a lot than the treatment blacks people got…
Really strange the way it was jumped over with the Journalist just saying she was Italian. Meanwhile Roseanne Cash was on Finding Their Roots and learned she is related to Angela Bassett............ Dustin looks mixed himself.....a black and white photo can't make a white person look black if their not lol. Photos don't lie. smh The Trailer Photo of Vivian Liberto looks a little like Rosario Dawson.
@@mascara1777 exactly she and her grandson (especially the picture of him as a boy) look JUST like my Italian and black cousins). It’s okay all people are important and valued in the sight of God, and the human race is made in the image of God. I wish if everyone knew this they would embrace the beauty of being multicultural
How did he do her wrong? He was an addict. He had a disease. That makes you act in a way you normally wouldn't. He fell out of love with her. She wanted him at all costs. He wanted June Carter at all costs and June wanted Johnny at all costs. It is best they part and Vivian find someone else that will love her. I am sure Johnny Cash did not abandon her financially.
@@donnaleeclubb119 june and cash always portrayed as the couples goals while in reality they both horrible. i heard that cash used to chet on her good for her maybe that's karma. vivian deserve better
@@haitiansouljadex3186 They are portrayed that way because many people believe that if June hadn't come along, he would have died. He has credited her with saving his life and being the one person responsible for him being alive as long as he was. His band mate said she was the hero in any story you write about Johnny Cash. It's not celebrated for the adultery, but the fact that she was a positive influence. We know what they did was wrong, but it doesn't change the fact that she helped him fight his demons, addictions, and led him back to God throughout their marriage.
@@donnaleeclubb119 she supported Johnny and was never jealous of his success. Then, he decided to go after a childhood crush. I lost a lot of respect for him.
I have loved this movie but knowing this about June has poisoned it a bit for me, sadly. I'm on a quest to help get justice for Vivian. What happened to her is just so wrong; she suffered so much. It's particularly tragic that in the last years of her life she had to worry about her portrayal in Walk the Line (with reason,it turned out). It's hard to understand why the family let it happen. It casts a bad light
I hate walk the line but I don’t see what would be worthy of a remake? Are they going to spend a side plot about how people mistakenly thought Vivian was black? That’s not what she would’ve wanted I think she would’ve just liked to of been left out of whatever film they created involving June entirely
@@mspinkytee No. She wasn’t. Her family is really clear she wasn’t and she was really clear she wasn’t. Let people be who they are. Not what you want them to be to fit some woke one drop agenda.
I’ve always looked down on June. Yes Johnny made the choice to cheat and leave but being a willing other woman to a man with a family is totally heartless. My dad left our family for another woman and it destroyed everyone. They painted his and June’s relationship as a fairy tale and knowing what we went through I knew that was far from the truth. I actually despised June while watching the movie.
@@candyjohnson3302 truthfully I’ve never paid any mind to her because of my opinion of her. I wasn’t familiar with her until the movie and still didn’t bother to listen to her music with Johnny or anything from her.
As if you were there and know them personally...After June died Johnny only lived 4 more months and in his own words she was there for him during his most difficult time of his life while he battled drug addiction..It takes two to tango..In case you missed it Vivian didn't want that type of life, the life of an entertainer..Some times marriages don't work out and Johnny didn't leave Vivian for June..
Yes Mr. Cash was just as responsible. All I remember and read June approached Vivian point blank to her face and told her she was going to take John. Like it or not. That ended for me with both of them.
Loosing a husband is already hard and its embarrassing to deal with that under the spotlight for everyone to see. Vivian suffered a lot but overcame it. Whether or not Walk the Line was accurate, Ginnifer did a profound job of playing the wife who was doing her best to hold her family together, and had every right to hold her husband accountable for his (at best) detached behaviour.
I hate how preoccupied Americans are with race... You're obsessed on seperating each other just as much as you were in the 1950s, except signs and fences have now made way for labels and definitions. Black and white America you're so alike with your un healthy relationship and ignorance regarding race. It seems that this is one form of slavery you'll never experience emancipation from. Very sad really.
No she wasn't. ON that episode, it was determined that she is 96% European. People need to stop using the One Drop Rule in this era. It's actually insulting to us as African Americans as if any percentage of African DNA means that you can't be "pureblooded" European. She was a white woman with some distant African Ancestry like many in the South.
