Famous Weddings & Divorces in 1963

Jan 12 American comedian and actor Bob Newhart (33) weds American actress Virginia "Ginnie" Quinn (22), until her death in 2023

Jan 12 Country singer Willie Nelson (29) weds singer Shirley Collie (31) in Las Vegas; divorce in 1971

Feb 2 Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola (23) weds documentary filmmaker Eleanor Jessie Neil (26) in Las Vegas, Nevada

Apr 6 Actress Anita Ekberg (31) weds actor Rik Van Nutter (33) in Lugano, Switzerland

Apr 23 American guitarist Jerry Garcia (20) weds Sara Ruppenthal in California; divorce in 1967

May 5 Iraqi President Saddam Hussein (26) weds teacher Sajida Talfah (26)

May 11 Prime Minister of Canada John Turner (33) weds Geills McCrae Kilgour (25)

Jun 1 Australian actor Rod Taylor (33) weds model Mary Hilem (25) at Westwood Community Methodist Church in Hollywood, California; divorce in 1969

Jun 14 "The Golden Girls" actress Betty White (41) weds "Password" game show host Allen Ludden (45) at the Sands Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada

Jul 12 NFL coach Jimmy Johnson (19) weds Linda Kay Cooper

Sep 8 Academy Award-winning actress Geraldine Page (38) weds actor Rip Torn (32) in Pinal, Arizona

Oct 15 American folk singer Mary Travers (26) weds American portrait photographer Barry Feinstein (32); divorce in 1967

Oct 26 Actress Elizabeth Montgomery (30) weds director-producer William Asher (42) in El Paso, Texas

Nov 3 Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova (26) weds cosmonaut Andriyan Nikolayev (34) at the Moscow Wedding Palace

Nov 10 Actress Doris Roberts (33) weds novelist William Goyen (48)

Nov 12 American singer and actor Robert Goulet (30) weds American actress Carol Lawrence (31); divorce in 1981

Nov 23 "12 Angry Men" director Sidney Lumet (39) weds Lena Horne's daughter Gail Jones