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A ‘Poor Husband’ but ‘Good Father’: Inside the Life of Late Actor Robert Mitchum
Late actor Robert Mitchum lived his life on his own terms. Inside The Longest Day star’s life with Dorothy Spence, whose marriage survived against the odds.
Yet in life, the star of films, including Night of the Hunter and The Longest Day, covered his true feelings with jokes, sarcasm and a world-weary toughness — even though he felt things deeply. The bond between Robert and Dorothy allowed their marriage to survive fame, infidelity, scandal, and the ups and downs of a Hollywood career for 57 years. In his later years, Robert took pride and comfort in his family, admitting he had been a “poor husband” to Dorothy but a “good father” to his children, James, Christopher and Trini.
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