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Brenda Vaccaro says she ended her engagement to Michael Douglas after falling for Don Stroud
Brenda Vaccaro says she ended her engagement to Michael Douglas after falling in love with actor Don Stroud.
The actors met while making the 1971 film *Summertree* and dated in the 1970s.
Vaccaro said they had already held an informal backyard ceremony, but their families wanted a larger wedding.
She called off the planned wedding as invitations were being printed, with about 175 guests expected.
She said her feelings had changed and she was no longer in love with Douglas.
Douglas also described the breakup in his memoir, saying the relationship had grown apart and the split hurt him.
The former couple have remained on relatively good terms, and Douglas thanked Vaccaro in his memoir’s acknowledgments.
Brenda Vaccaro says she ended her engagement to Michael Douglas after falling in love with actor Don Stroud.
She said the wedding invitations were already being printed and about 175 people were expected.
Vaccaro and Douglas had previously held an informal “hippie wedding” in their agent’s backyard.
Vaccaro said she felt pressure to hold a formal celebration but was no longer in love with Douglas.
Douglas later described the breakup in his memoir, One Helluva Ride.
- Who
- Brenda Vaccaro and Michael Douglas, who were engaged; Vaccaro said she had fallen for actor Don Stroud.
- What
- Vaccaro explained why she called off her planned wedding to Douglas.
- When
- They dated from 1971 to 1976; Vaccaro discussed the breakup on an episode of The Tom & Mickey Show.
- Where
- The couple had held an informal wedding in their agent’s backyard; Vaccaro said she was in Los Angeles while Douglas filmed in San Francisco.
- Why
- Vaccaro said she had fallen in love with someone else and was no longer in love with Douglas.
Brenda Vaccaro
Michael Douglas
Reason for the breakup
Brenda Vaccaro
Vaccaro said she had fallen in love with someone else and was no longer in love with Douglas.
Michael Douglas
Douglas wrote that they had grown apart and that the split should have happened long before it did.
How the relationship ended
Brenda Vaccaro
Vaccaro described deciding to end the engagement as her feelings changed.
Michael Douglas
Douglas wrote that he heard Vaccaro “sweet talking” Stroud, then packed up and moved out.
Vaccaro and Douglas met while making the film Summertree.
Vaccaro and Douglas dated, according to People.com and Yahoo.
Vaccaro starred opposite Don Stroud in The House by the Lake, according to AOL.com.
Douglas’s memoir One Helluva Ride was released, according to People.com.
Vaccaro appeared on The Tom & Mickey Show and discussed ending her engagement, according to Yahoo.
- Relationship
- Vaccaro and Douglas dated from 1971 to 1976
- Planned wedding
- About 175 people were expected
- Informal wedding
- Held in their agent’s backyard, with no priest
- Other actor
- Don Stroud
- Douglas’s memoir
- One Helluva Ride, released Oct. 6
3 sources
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Brenda Vaccaro Opens Up About Breaking Off Her Engagement to Michael Douglas: ‘Invitations Were Being Printed’
What people are saying
I fell in love with somebody else. I knew it
Pressure, not love.
I wasn't in love with him anymore. I knew it. He just wasn't for me.
I packed up and moved out