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Tynan disapproved of Dundy's writing vocation despite having forecast success,<ref name="Telegraph"/> because it distracted attention from himself; Dundy, however, had seen it as a means to save their marriage. Around this time, Tynan started to insist on flagellating his wife, with the threat of his own suicide if she refused.<ref name="Purser"/><ref name="TimesTracy">{{cite news|last=Hoyle|first=Ben|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/im-going-to-jump-dad-screamed-my-mother-said-why-dont-you-9gb8bsldh|title=Tracy Tynan's upbringing: celebrities, drugs, wife-beating and sex|work=The Times|date=February 23, 2017|access-date=May 14, 2021}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Drugs, alcohol, and extramarital affairs by both parties resulted in the marriage becoming fraught, and it was dissolved in 1964. In 1962, she was a writer for the BBC's satirical ''[[That Was the Week That Was]]''. Dundy attempted to cure herself of addictions from 1968 to 1976,<ref name="Times"/> though according to her daughter, she
As part of her research for the Presley book, Dundy moved from her luxurious suites in London and New York to live for five months in Presley's birthplace of [[Tupelo, Mississippi]]. ''[[Elvis and Gladys]]'' was first published by Macmillan in 1985 (reissued in 2004 by the University Press of Mississippi). The ''Boston Globe'' hailed it as "nothing less than the best Elvis book yet." ''[[Kirkus Reviews]]'' described it as "the most fine-grained Elvis bio ever."
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