Famous Weddings
Queen Juliana
Jan 7 Dutch Princess Juliana marries German prince Bernhard von Lippe-Biesterfeld
Lou Costello
Jan 30 American comedian and actor Lou Costello (27) weds American burlesque dancer Anne Battler (21)
Salvador Dali
Jan 30 Painter Salvador Dali (30) weds Gala Dali (39) in a civil ceremony in Paris
Cary Grant
Feb 10 British-born actor "North by Northwest" Cary Grant (30) weds "City Lights" actress Virginia Cherrill (26)
Kim Philby
Feb 24 High-ranking member of British intelligence Kim Philby (22) weds communist Litzi Friedmann in Vienna, Austria
Edward Teller
Feb 26 Hungarian-American theoretical physicist Edward Teller (25) weds Hungarian-American computer scientist Augusta Maria "Mici" Schütz-Harkányi (24) in Hungary, until her death in 2000
Byron Nelson
Jun 24 American professional golfer Byron Nelson (22) weds American Louise Shofner (21), until her death in 1985
Kenneth Patchen
Jun 28 Novelist Kenneth Patchen (22) weds Miriam Patchen in nearby Sharon, Pennsylvania
Gloria Stuart
Jul 29 "Titanic" actress Gloria Stuart (24) weds screenwriter Arthur Sheekman (33)
Leo Durocher
Sep 27 American baseball player and manager Leo Durocher (28) weds American socialite and businesswoman Grace Dozier; divorce in 1943
- Sep 29 Cult horror actor Rondo Hatton weds seamstress Mabel Housh
Syngman Rhee
Oct 8 South Korean President Syngman Rhee (59) weds Francesca Donner (34)
Ginger Rogers
Nov 13 American actress and dancer Ginger Rogers (23) weds "All Quiet on the Western Front" actor Lew Ayres (25); divorce in 1940
Lyndon B. Johnson
Nov 17 Lyndon B. Johnson marries Claudia Alta Taylor
- Nov 29 Prince George, Duke of Kent, weds princess Marina of Greece and Denmark
Famous Divorces
Curly Lambeau
May 23 First wife Marguerite Van Kessel divorces NFL player Curly Lambeau (36) after 14 years of marriage
Gloria Swanson
Nov 7 Actress Gloria Swanson (35) divorces Michael Farmer after 3 years of marriage