Famous Weddings & Divorces in 1959

Famous Weddings

Raúl Castro

Jan 26 President of Cuba Raúl Castro (27) weds revolutionary Vilma Espín (28) in Santiago de Cuba

Apr 1 American sci-fi writer "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" Philip K Dick marries 3rd wife Anne Williams Rubinstein

Akihito

Apr 10 Japan's Crown Prince Akihito marries commoner Michiko Shoda

Raquel Welch

May 8 Aspiring American actress Raquel Tejada (18) weds high school sweetheart James Welch; divorce in 1964 - she keeps his name (Raquel Welch)

Julie Andrews

May 10 British stage actress and singer Julie Andrews (23) weds British theatrical set designer Tony Walton (24) in Weybridge, Surrey, England; divorce in 1968

Elizabeth Taylor

May 12 English-American actress Elizabeth Taylor (27) marries for the 4th time to American entertainer Eddie Fisher (30); divorce in 1964

Jim Henson

May 28 Muppeteer Jim Henson (22) weds Jane Nebel (24) in Salisbury, Maryland

Jul 2 Belgian Albert, Prince of Liège marries Dona Paola, Princess Ruffo di Calabria in Brussels

Louise Fletcher

Jul 18 American actress Louise Fletcher (25) weds producer Jerry Bick (36); divorce in 1977

Carole King

Aug 30 American songwriter Carole King (17) weds American lyricist Gerry Goffin (20); divorce in 1969

Evel Knievel

Sep 5 American motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel (20) weds Linda Joan Bork; divorce in 1997

Rod Steiger

Sep 19 Academy award-winning actor Rod Steiger (34) weds stage and film actress Claire Bloom (28) in Los Angeles, California

Sep 25 American writer and future "Cosmopolitan" editor-in-chief Helen Gurley (37) weds American theater producer David Brown (43), until his death

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Dec 21 Shah of Persia Mohammad Reza Pahlavi marries Farah Pahlavi Diba

John Madden

Dec 26 NFL coach John Madden (23) weds Virginia Fields