Famous Weddings
Shirley Temple
Dec 16 American child actress Shirley Temple (22) weds 2nd husband US naval officer Charles Alden Black (31), at his parents' home, Del Monte, California
- Dec 25 Dick Tracy marries Tess Truehart
Henry Fonda
Dec 27 American actor Henry Fonda (45) weds socialite and third wife Susan Blanchard (22) in New York City; divorce in 1956
John Steinbeck
Dec 28 Author John Steinbeck (48) weds actress Elaine Anderson (36)
Rocky Marciano
Dec 31 World heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Marciano (27) weds Barbara Cousins in Brockton, Massachusetts