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===Cary Grant=== In 1937, Hutton and her then husband moved into their newly built home, Winfield House, in [[Regent's Park|London's Regent's Park]]. They had purchased the property from the [[Crown Estate|Crown Estate Commission]] in 1936 and were granted permission to build a new home on the land.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Ambassador's Residence - Winfield House |url=https://uk.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/our-ambassador/ambassadors-residence/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=U.S. Embassy & Consulates in the United Kingdom |language=en-US}}</ref> As [[World War II]] threatened in 1939, Hutton moved to California. She supported the commandeering of Winfield House by the British Forces and its use for various wartime services during the war. Hutton was active during the war, giving money to assist the [[Free French Forces]] and donating her yacht to the Royal Navy. Using her high-profile image to sell [[war bond]]s, she received positive publicity after being derided by the press as a result of her marriage scandals. In [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], she met [[Cary Grant]], one of the biggest movie stars of the day, and later married him on July 8, 1942. According to the [[Embassy of the United States, London|US Embassy website]], following their marriage, Grant was in London for the war effort and visited [[Winfield House]]. Hearing criticism of Hutton by US broadcaster, [[Edward R. Murrow]] of her abandonment of her London home, Grant suggested Murrow visit the house before levelling unfounded criticism. Following the war, Hutton gifted Winfield House to the US Government to be used as the official residence for the [[List of ambassadors of the United States to the United Nations Human Rights Council|US Ambassador]].<ref name=":0" /> The press dubbed Hutton and Grant, "Cash and Cary", though Grant did not need her money nor did he need to benefit from her name, and he appeared to genuinely care for Hutton. Nevertheless, this marriage also failed. Grant did not seek or receive any money from Hutton in their divorce settlement.<ref>Cary Grant: A Class Apart, Graham McCann, Pg. 159</ref>
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