Famous Weddings & Divorces in 1971

Jan 7 American horror, sci-fi and fantasy author Stephen King marries Tabitha Spruce, author and activist

Feb 5 Actress Judi Dench (36) weds actor Michael Williams (35) at St Mary's Catholic Church in Hampstead, London

Mar 4 Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau (51) weds author and actress Margaret Joan Sinclair (23) at a private ceremony in North Vancouver, Canada

Apr 10 American actress Penny Marshall (27) marries American actor and director Rob Reiner (24); divorce in 1981

May 12 British "Rolling Stone" singer Mick Jagger (27) weds Nicaraguan actress and model Bianca Pérez-Mora Macias (24) at St Tropez Town Hall, France; separate in 1977, divorce in 1978

May 22 American filmmaker Oliver Stone weds Najwa Sarkis; divorce in 1977

May 28 NBA center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24) weds school teacher Janice Brown

Jun 3 Singer Crystal Gayle marries Bill Gatzimos

Jul 19 "The Who" lead singer Roger Daltrey (27) weds British model Heather Taylor (24)

Aug 5 American future five-time Grammy Award singer Donna Summer [née Gaines] (22) weds German actor Helmuth Sommer; divorce in 1976

Oct 5 Television producer Lorne Michaels (26) weds comedy writer Rosie Shuster (21)

Oct 27 Baseball player Steve Garvey (22) weds Cyndy Truman

Nov 11 Swedish director and writer Ingmar Bergman (53) weds actress Ingrid von Rosen (41)

Nov 27 MLB center fielder Willie Mays (40) weds Mae Louise Allen in Mexico City

Dec 2 Actors William Hurt and Mary Beth Supinger tie the knot (divorced 1982)

Dec 24 Professional boxer George Foreman (22) weds Adrienne Calhoun

Dec 29 American singer Tony Bennett (45) weds actress Sandra Grant in Manhattan, New York; divorce in 1983

Jun 18 Aviator Howard Hughes divorces 2nd wife Jean Peters after 14 years of marriage