Famous Weddings
Joe DiMaggio & Marilyn Monroe
Jan 14 American NY Yankee baseball player Joe DiMaggio weds American actress Marilyn Monroe (27), the 2nd time for both), at San Francisco City Hall; divorce in 1955
Marcel Duchamp
Jan 16 Painter Marcel Duchamp (66) weds Alexina "Tweeny" Matisse (48) in New York City
Leonard Nimoy
Feb 21 American actor Leonard Nimoy (22) weds American actress Sandra Zober; divorce in1987
Elizabeth Montgomery
Mar 27 Actress Elizabeth Montgomery (20) weds socialite Frederick Gallatin Cammann
Imelda Marcos & Ferdinand Marcos
May 1 Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos (36) weds Imelda Romualdez (24) in a Catholic church
Kirk Douglas
May 28 "The Bad and the Beautiful" actor Kirk Douglas (37) weds for German-Belgian-American publicist Ann Buydens (24) (second time for each) at Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, until his death in 2020
- Jun 1 Marriage of the parents of Diana, Princess of Wales; Frances Roche (18) to John Spencer, Viscount Althorp, later Earl of Spencer (30) at Westminster Abbey (divorced 1969)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Jun 23 American law student and future Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court Ruth Bader (21) weds American future tax law expert Martin D. Ginsburg (22), becoming Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Groucho Marx
Jul 17 Master of quick wit and widely considered one of the best comedians of the modern era Groucho Marx (63) weds actress Eden Hartford (24); divorce in 1969
- Jul 31 American comedian Steve Allen (32) weds American actress Jayne Meadows (35), in Waterford, Connecticut, until his death in 2000
Steve Allen
Jul 31 American television personality and songwriter Steve Allen (32) weds American actress Jayne Meadows (33) in Waterford, Connecticut (second marriage for both), until his death in 2000
Johnny Cash
Aug 7 American country music singer-songwriter Johnny Cash (22) marries 1st wife Vivian Liberto (20) at St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church in San Antonio. Texas; divorce in 1966
Jerry Stiller
Sep 14 Comedians Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara marry
Shirley MacLaine
Sep 17 Film and theater actress Shirley MacLaine (20) weds Steve Parker in New York City
Audrey Hepburn
Sep 25 British "Roman Holiday" actress Audrey Hepburn (25) weds American actor Mel Ferrer (37) in Burgenstock, Switzerland; divorce in 1968
Corazon Aquino
Oct 11 Philippine president Corazon Aquino (21) weds Tarlac governor Benigno Aquino Jr (22) in Pasay City, Philippines
John Wayne
Nov 1 Actor John Wayne (47) weds actress Pilar Pallete in Kona, Hawaii
Sonny Bono
Nov 3 American aspiring songwriter Sonny Bono (19) weds American Donna Rankin; divorce in 1962
Vera-Ellen
Nov 19 Actress Vera-Ellen (33) weds millionaire Victor Rothschild at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Los Angeles
Johnny Unitas
Nov 20 NFL quarterback Johnny Unitas (21) weds his high school sweetheart Dorothy Hoelle
Larry Hagman
Dec 18 Actor Larry Hagman marries Maj Hagman
Buzz Aldrin
Dec 29 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin (24) weds Joan Archer
Famous Divorces
Susan Hayward
Aug 18 Oscar-winning actress Susan Hayward (37) divorces actor Jess Barker (42) after nine years of marriage
John Wayne
Nov 1 Actor John Wayne (47) divorces actress Esperanza Baur (34) due to drunken violence after 8 years of marriage
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