Famous Weddings
Sammy Davis Jr.
Jan 1 American entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. marries Loray White; divorce in 1959
Jayne Mansfield
Jan 13 American actress Jayne Mansfield (24) weds Hungarian-American bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay (32) at the Wayfarers Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes, California; divorce in 1964
Malcolm X & Betty Shabazz
Jan 14 Human rights activist Malcolm X marries fellow activist Betty Shabazz in Lansing, Michigan
Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward
Jan 29 Academy Award-winning actor Paul Newman (33) weds "The Three Faces of Eve" actress Joanne Woodward (27) at the El Rancho hotel-casino in Las Vegas
Rita Hayworth
Feb 2 American "Gilda" actress Rita Hayworth (39) weds American film producer James Hill (42); divorce in 1961
Vin Scully
Feb 15 Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully (30) weds American model (not the actress) Joan Crawford (20) in California, until her death in 1972
Gabriel García Márquez
Mar 27 Writer Gabriel García Márquez (31) weds Mercedes Barcha
Stanley Kubrick
Apr 14 Film director Stanley Kubrick (29) weds actress Christiane Harlan (25)
- May 7 "The Mark of Zorro" actor Tyrone Power (44) weds Debbie Ann Minardos
Andrew Grove
Jun 8 Author and a pioneer in the semiconductor industry Andrew Grove (21) weds Eva Kastan
Nelson Mandela & Winnie Mandela
Elgin Baylor
Jun 22 NBA forward Elgin Baylor (23) weds Ruby Saunder at Mt Olive Baptist Church in Washington, D.C.
Robert Redford
Aug 9 American actor Robert Redford (21) weds Lola Van Wagenen (20) in Las Vegas, Nevada; divorce in 1985
Buddy Holly
Aug 15 American rock singer-songwriter Buddy Holly (21) weds Puerto Rican-American record company receptionist María Santiago (25) at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Lubbock, Texas
Sydney Pollack
Sep 22 Film director Sydney Pollack (24) weds actress Claire Bradley Griswold (22)
Bettie Page
Nov 26 Model Bettie Page (35) weds Armond Walterson in Florida
Ted Kennedy
Nov 29 American law student and future politician Ted Kennedy (26) weds his first wife American student Joan Bennett (22) at St. Joseph's Church in Bronxville, New York; divorce in 1982
Ingrid Bergman
Dec 21 Actress Ingrid Bergman (43) weds producer Lars Schmidt
Famous Divorces
Jayne Mansfield
Jan 8 Actress Jayne Mansfield and public relations manager Paul Mansfield's divorce is finalized, after 7-1/2 years of marriage
Agnes Moorehead
Mar 11 Actress Agnes Moorehead (57) divorces actor and film director Robert Gist (40) after 5 years of marriage