 In 1952, their 7-year-old son, Willard accidentally drowned in a pond on Straight's farm in Armonk while playing in a small row boat tied to the dock.The boy was found by Straight's second husband, actor Peter Cookson.Dolivet, who was living in Paris at the time, was refused a visa and therefore, unable to fly to the United States to attend the funeral, because of his allegedly pro-communist activities.