After the birth of their son, Generoso Pope III, she fell into a deep postpartum depression and was ultimately diagnosed as schizophrenic. In 1961, Pope divorced McManus and married Edith Moore, a former model; when McManus heard the news, she committed suicide. Pope and Moore had a daughter, Gina, and divorced in 1965.
Following the birth of their son, Generoso Pope III, she struggled with severe postpartum depression and was later diagnosed as having schizophrenia. In 1961, Pope ended his marriage to McManus and married Edith Moore, but McManus took her own life upon learning of the new marriage. The couple had a daughter, Gina, before divorcing in 1965.