Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
The press derisively dubbed the marriage 'Cash and Cary' when British-American film icon Cary Grant married Barbara Hutton, one of the wealthiest women in the world, in 1942. However, Grant appeared to genuinely love Hutton and, unlike Hutton's many other spouses, he did not seek or need her vast fortune. Even though the marriage did not last, the two would remain the fondest of friends for the rest of Hutton's tragically unhappy life.
The press derisively dubbed the marriage 'Cash and Cary' when British-American film icon Cary Grant married Barbara Hutton, one of the wealthiest women in the world, in 1942. However, Grant appeared to genuinely love Hutton and, unlike Hutton's many other spouses, he did not seek or need her vast fortune. Even though the marriage did not last, the two would remain the fondest of friends for the rest of Hutton's tragically unhappy life.
