Famous Weddings & Divorces in 1933

Famous Weddings

Charlie Chaplin

Jun 1 Charlie Chaplin (44) weds Paulette Goddard (22)

  • Jun 17 Vernon Presley marries Gladys Love Smith

John Wayne

Jun 24 American actor John Wayne (26) weds Josephine Saenz (25) in Los Angeles, California; divorce in 1945

Fred Astaire

Jul 12 Fifth Greatest Male Star of All Time Fred Astaire (34) weds American socialite Phyllis Livingston Potter (25), until her death in 1954

Jack Dempsey

Jul 18 American heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey (38) weds American Broadway singer and actress Hannah Williams (22); divorce in 1943

Hedy Lamarr

Aug 10 Austro-Hungarian actress Hedy Kreissler, later known as Hedy LaMarr (18) weds Austrian arms manufacturer Hirtenberger Patronen-Fabrik chairman Friedrich Mandl (33); divorce in 1937

Sam Giancana

Sep 23 American gangster Sam Giancana (25) weds Angeline DeTolve, until her death in 1954

Victor Fleming

Sep 26 Director Victor Fleming (44) weds Lucile Rosson

Greer Garson

Sep 28 Actress Greer Garson (29) weds first husband Edward Snelson (29)

  • Sep 28 Sally Eilers weds Harry Joe Brown

Lou Gehrig

Sep 29 NY Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig (30) weds Eleanor Twitchell in New Rochelle, New York

Johnny Weissmuller

Oct 8 American actor Johnny Weissmuller marries Mexican actress Lupe Vélez (divorced 1939)

Ramon Magsaysay

Nov 16 Future President of the Philippines Ramon Magsaysay (26) weds Luz Banzon (18) at Lourdes church in Manila

  • Dec 2 1st transatlantic telephone wedding (Bertil Clason-Sigrid Carlson)

Gary Cooper

Dec 15 American actor Gary Cooper (32) weds American actress Veronica Balfe (20) at her mother's home on Park Avenue, New York City, until his death in 1961