Sandra Grant Bennett

Sandra Grant Bennett
Born (1940-07-07) 7 July 1940
Occupation Film, television actress
Spouse(s)
Tony Bennett
(m. 1971; div. 2007)
[1]
Children 2, including Antonia Bennett

Sandra Grant Bennett (born 7 July 1940) is an American actress, most famous for marrying singing legend Tony Bennett[2] and dating Joe DiMaggio[2][3] for many years after he divorced Marilyn Monroe.

Personal life

While filming The Oscar in 1965, Grant became involved with singer Tony Bennett. After living together for several years, the couple married quietly in New York on December 29, 1971.[4] Grant and Bennett had two daughters, Joanna (born 1970) and Antonia (born 1974).[1][5] Eight years later, in 1979, Grant and Bennett separated; they legally remained married until their divorce in 2007.[2] She also lived with Columbia Pictures president David Begelman for from 1986 to 1990.[6]

In 2007 Grant announced that she was writing an autobiography.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tony Bennett". People. 1998-11-23. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Didn't Leave Heart With Tony". New York Post. September 26, 2007. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  3. ↑ "Bennett's ex wishes Joe D was in lineup". New York Daily News. 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  4. ↑ "Tony Bennett gets married". The Miami News. Reuters. January 5, 1972. p. 4B. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013.
  5. ↑ Evanier, All the Things You Are, pp. 182, 225.
  6. ↑ Vanity Fair: "Final Exposure - Even after Indecent Exposure made ousted Columbia Pictures president David Begelman infamous, the charismatic producer went on to run MGM and dazzle Hollywood investors. But that glamour masked a spiral of fraud, which ended only with his suicide in August" by David McClintick March 9, 2009
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