Famous Wedding Anniversaries on December 15

Famous Weddings

Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi

1875 French "Statue of Liberty" sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi (41) weds one of his models, Jeanne-Emilie Baheux Puysieux (46) in Newport, Rhode Island, until his death in 1904

Gary Cooper

1933 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

Hank Williams

1944 American country music star Hank Williams (21) weds American country singer Audrey Sheppard (21). her second marriage and his first; divorce in 1952

1960 King Baudouin of Belgium (30) weds Spanish noblewoman and nurse Fabiola de Mora y Aragon (32) twice, first in Throne Room of the Royal Palace and then at Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula. in Brussels, Belgium, until his death in 1993

Roald Dahl

1983 British author Roald Dahl (67) weds second wife. british film producer Liccy Crosland (45) at Brixton Town Hall in South London, until his death in 1990

Sally Field

1984 American Academy Award-winning actress Sally Field (38) weds second husband Alan Greisman; divorce in 1994

Olivia Newton-John

1984 British-Australia singer and actress Olivia Newton-John (36) weds 1st husband, American actor Matt Lattanzi (25); divorce in 1996

Sylvester Stallone

1985 American "Rocky" actor Sylvester Stallone (39) weds Danish "Rocky IV" actress Brigitte Nielsen (22) in Beverly Hills, California; divorce in 1987

George Clooney

1989 American actor and director George Clooney (28) weds American actress Talia Balsam (30) in Las Vegas, Nevada; divorce in 1993

David Lean

1990 British Academy Award-winning "Lawrence of Arabia" director David Lean (82) weds 6th (and final) wife, British interior designer Sandra Cooke (51), until his death 4 months later

Natasha Richardson

1990 British actress Natasha Richardson (27) weds British stage and screen producer Robert Fox (37); divorce in 1992

Rod Stewart

1990 British singer Rod Stewart (45) weds American supermodel Rachel Hunter (21); divorce in 2006

2005 English "Eastenders" actress Elaine Lordan (39) weds BBC manager Peter Manuel (39) at Islington Town Hall in London, England

Harvey Weinstein

2007 American Miramax film mogul Harvey Weinstein (55) weds second wife, English "Marchesa" fashion designer Georgina Chapman (31) in Connecticut; separate in 2017, divorce finalized in 2021

2012 American "Scrubs" actor Donald Faison (38) weds second wife, American actress CaCee Cobb (35) at actor Zach Braff's home in Los Angeles, California

Eddie Redmayne

2014 English "Theory of Everything" actor Eddie Redmayne (32) weds log-time friend English antiques dealer Hannah Bagshawe (32) at Babington House in Somerset, England