Famous Weddings
- Jan 10 Dutch Princess Margret marries Pieter van Vollenhoven
Raquel Welch
Feb 14 American actress Raquel Welch (26) weds American film producer Patrick Curtis (27) in Paris, France; divorce in 1972
Vidal Sassoon
Feb 16 Hairdresser and businessman Vidal Sassoon (39) weds actress Beverly Adams (21)
Liza Minnelli
Mar 3 American singer Liza Minnelli (20) weds Australian singer-songwriter Peter Allen (23); divorce 1974
Alice Walker
Mar 17 "The Color Purple" novelist Alice Walker (23) weds civil rights lawyer Melvyn Leventhal (23) in New York City; divorce in 1976
Elvin Hayes
Mar 26 NBA forward Elvin Hayes (21) weds college sweetheart Erna Livingston
Lynn Redgrave
Apr 2 British–American actress Lynn Redgrave (24) marries British actor John Clark (34); divorce in 2000
Rupert Murdoch
Apr 28 Media proprietor Rupert Murdoch (36) weds second wife journalist Anna Torv (22) (divorced 1999)
Elvis Presley & Priscilla Presley
May 1 American 'King of Rock and Roll' Elvis Presley (32) weds American actress Priscilla Presley née Beaulieu (21) at Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada; divorce in 1973
- May 8 "Bye Bye Birdie" actress Ann-Margret (26) weds actor and screenwriter Roger Smith (34)
John Denver
Jun 6 American pop singer John Denver (23) weds psychotherapist Annie Martell at the Christ Chapel in St. Peter, Minnesota; divorce in 1982
Margrethe II
Jun 10 Margrethe II of Denmark (27) weds Prince Henrik of Denmark (32) at the Naval Church of Copenhagen in Denmark
- Jun 23 British bassist John Entwistle (22) of rock group Who weds Alison Wise
O.J. Simpson
Jun 24 American NFL running back, broadcaster, actor, and later criminal O.J. Simpson (19) weds high school sweetheart Marguerite Whitley (18); divorce in 1979
Nolan Ryan
Jun 25 MLB pitcher Nolan Ryan (20) weds his high school sweetheart Ruth Holdorff (18)
Maggie Smith
Jun 29 Actress Maggie Smith (32) weds actor Robert Stephens (35) in Greenwich, England
Richie Benaud
Jul 26 Australian cricket captain and broadcaster Richie Benaud (35) weds second wife Daphne Surfleet in London
Jorge Luis Borges
Aug 4 Writer Jorge Luis Borges (67) weds old friend Elsa Astete Millán
Bob Denver
Sep 16 American "Gilligan's Island" actor Bob Denver (32) weds second wife Jean Webber; divorce in 1970
Susan Sarandon
Sep 16 American student and future actress Susan Tomalin (21) weds Geek-American student and actor Chris Sarandon (25), becoming Susan Sarandon; separate in 1975, divorce in 1979, she keeps the name
Frank Zappa
Sep 21 American musician Frank Zappa weds American secretary Gail Sloatman in civil ceremony in NYC, until his death
Morgan Freeman
Oct 22 Actor Morgan Freeman (30) weds Jeanette Adair Bradshaw
- Dec 9 US President Lyndon B. Johnson's daughter Lynda (23) marries US Marine Captain Charles Robb (28) in the White House
Famous Divorces
Lee Marvin
Jan 5 Actor Lee Marvin (42) divorces Elizabeth Ebeling after 14 years of marriage
Christopher Plummer
Jan 10 Actor Christopher Plummer (37) divorces columnist Patricia Lewis after nearly 5 years of marriage
Harry Nilsson
Apr 6 American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson (25) divorces Sandi McTaggart (23) in Los Angeles, California, after 2-1/2 years of marriage
José Ferrer
Sep 12 American actress and singer Rosemary Clooney (39) divorces Puerto Rican actor José Ferrer (54) for the second time, after she found out his affair with Stella Magee
