- Anthony Cox
Anthony Cox is a
film producer and art promoter. He marriedYoko Ono onNovember 28 1962 . The marriage wasannulled onMarch 1 1963 , but they re-married onJune 6 . They were finallydivorce d onFebruary 2 1969 . Their daughter,Kyoko Chan Cox , was born onAugust 8 1963 .After a bitter legal battle, Ono was awarded permanent custody of Kyoko. However, in 1971 Cox, who had joined a religious group known as "The Walk" after his divorce from Ono, vanished with Kyoko in violation of the custody order. He left The Walk after a few years in the group. He contacted Yoko Ono after the death of
John Lennon in 1980. Afterward, Yoko Ono agreed to no longer attempt to locate Kyoko. The now adult Kyoko made contact with Ono in 1998.In 1985, Cox discussed his experiences with the Lennons, the Church of the Living Word ("The Walk"), and life on the run in an autobiographical
documentary entitled "Vain Glory". [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=ZzHsXbXOab0C&pg=PA361&lpg=PA361 Church of the Living Word] , "Another Gospel: Cults, Alternative Religions, and the New Age Movement", by Ruth A. Tucker, Zondervan, 2004, ISBN 0310259371, pages 360-361]References
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* "Vain Glory" (Waco, TX: Word Films, 1985 [VHS] ; Portland, OR: Multnomah Productions, 1985 [16mm] )External links
* [http://www.hotshotfilms.com/htm/love.htm "Yoko Ono: Money Can't Buy Me Love"] - film in development dealing with Cox and Kyoko's relationship with Ono
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