“His stature in the world has erased him”

Tom Hanks’s daughter, Ea Hanks, opened the way her mother had trouble treating the Forrest Gump The increasing renown of the actor.

EA – which represents Elizabeth Anne – was the daughter of Hanks’ first wife, Susan Dillingham. The former couple also shared their son Colin Hanks.

Dillingham and Hanks gathered as a theater student at the Sacramento State University and married 1978 to 1987.

In his new memories, 10: a memoir of Family And the open roadEA embarks on a six -month road trip in Los Angeles in Palatka, Florida, where the family of her mother comes from, to learn more about her before her death from lung cancer in 2002.

Part of the book discusses Dillingham adapting to the rise of Hanks after having switched to glory in the late 80s with roles in films like Splash (1984), The Pit Money (1986), and Big (1988).

EA specifically writes that her mother was a “potential actress who never recovered from the catastrophic reputation of her ex-husband”.

In a recent interview with VanityEA said that she thought the word “catastrophic” was the best way to describe what Dillingham felt from the success of her ex-husband.

“She considered that her stature in the world the collapsed and all luck she had to pursue her career on stage,” she said. “The uncomfortable truth, and there are many in this book, is that she did not really have a career, and her ex-husband becomes THE Tom Hanks was more insulted to injuries than an important obstacle. »»

She continued: “Catastrophic” too because this megawatt renowned brand erases what really matters to an artist and what distinguishes my father in the first place: humanity and talent. But I chose this word, catastrophic, Not her. “”

Hanks restarted Rita Wilson in 1988, and they welcomed two sons: Chet in 1990 and Truman in 1995.

Although his mother never received a formal diagnosis, EA assured that her mother was bipolar with episodes of extreme paranoia and illusion.

During part of his memories, EA said that her mother had slowly started to become more negligent, which led to a change in the arrangement of the guard, which means that she and Colin would only see their mother on weekends and during the summer.

“Over the years, the backyard court has become so full of dogs that you could not walk, the house track of smoke. The refrigerator was naked or full of dishes expired most often, and my mother spent more and more time in her large four-post bed, moving to the Bible,” read her book.

“One night, his emotional violence became physical violence, and following, I moved to Los Angeles, right in the middle of the seventh year.”