Famous Weddings & Divorces in 1972

Famous Weddings

Aung San Suu Kyi

Jan 1 Politician Aung San Suu Kyi (26) weds author Michael Aris (25)

Tom Stoppard

Feb 11 Playwright Tom Stoppard (34) weds doctor and author Miriam Moore-Robinson (34)

Bob Denver

Apr 25 Comedic actor Bob Denver (37) weds third wife Carole Abrahams

John Wayne Gacy

Jun 1 Serial killer John Wayne Gacy (30) weds second wife Carole Hoff

Johnny Unitas

Jun 26 American NFL quarterback Johnny Unitas (39) weds second wife Sandra Lemon, until his death in 2002

Jul 8 English Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (28) weds Danish college sweetheart Birgitte of Deurs Henriksen (26) at St Andrew's Church, Barnwell, Northamptonshire, England

Robert Wagner & Natalie Wood

Jul 16 American actress Natalie Wood (33) weds American actor Robert Wagner (40) for the second time, aboard the Ramblin' Rose, moored off Malibu, California

Richard Branson

Jul 22 British magazine publisher, record shop owner and future business magnate Richard Branson (22) weds Kristen Tomassi; divorce in 1979

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Jul 24 Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber (24) weds Sarah Hugill

Patty Duke & John Astin

Aug 5 American "The Addams Family" actor John Astin (42) weds American actress Patty Duke (25); divorce 1985

Nov 3 American singer-songwriter James Taylor (23) weds American singer-songwriter Carly Simon (27 or 29) at her Manhattan apartment, they announce the nuptials and celebrate that evening at his Radio City Music Hall concert; divorce in 1983