Famous Weddings & Divorces in 1968

Famous Weddings

Sharon Tate & Roman Polanski

Jan 20 Actress Sharon Tate (24) weds actor and director Roman Polanski (34) in Chelsea, London

John Cleese

Feb 20 British future Monty Python comedian John Cleese (28) weds American actress and writer Connie Booth (27); divorce in 1978

June Carter & Johnny Cash

Mar 1 Singer-songwriter and actress June Carter (38) weds singer-songwriter Johnny Cash (36) at a church in Franklin, Kentucky

Maureen O'Hara

Mar 12 Actress Maureen O'Hara (47) marries third husband aviator Charles F. Blair Jr. (58)

Joan Baez

Mar 26 American folk singer and activist Joan Baez (27) weds American journalist and peace activist David Harris (22) in New York City; divorce in 1973

Tony Curtis

Apr 20 American actor Tony Curtis (42) weds (his 3rd time) American Leslie Allen; divorce in 1982

Apr 20 The Washington Post reporter Carl Bernstein (24) weds fellow reporter Carol Honsa

Alan Sugar

Apr 28 Business magnate Alan Sugar (21) weds hairdresser Ann Simons in Great Portland Street Synagogue, London

Pete Townshend

May 20 "The Who" guitarist and songwriter Pete Townshend (23) weds Karen Astley in England

Dudley Moore

Jun 15 Actor Dudley Moore (33) weds actress Suzy Kendall; divorced in 1972

Norman Schwarzkopf

Jul 6 US Army Major (later General) Norman Schwarzkopf (33) weds American flight attendant Brenda Halsinger (27-ish) until his death in 2012

Reggie Jackson

Jul 8 American MLB baseball player Reggie Jackson (22) weds his college sweetheart Jennie Campos; divorce in 1973

Micky Dolenz

Jul 12 American "The Monkees" singer Micky Dolenz (23) weds British model and television presenter Samantha Juste (24); divorce in 1975

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

Aug 2 Future President of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal (21) weds lawyer Jose Miguel Arroyo (22)

Dr. Seuss

Aug 6 Children's author Theodor Geisel [Dr. Seuss] (64) weds second wife Audrey Stone Dimond

Erle Stanley Gardner

Aug 9 Detective writer Erle Stanley Gardner (79) weds his long-time secretary Agnes Jean Bethell

Aug 25 American "The Outlaw" actress Jane Russell (47) weds second husband, American actor Roger Barrett (47) at the Community Presbyterian Church in Beverly Hills, California, until his death two months later
Aug 28 1 day marriage of TV character Murphy Brown
Aug 29 Norwegian Crown Prince Harald (later Harald V) marries Sonja Haraldsen at Oslo Cathedral

Ken Follett

Sep 5 Welsh college student and future novelist Ken Follett (19) weds fellow student Mary Emma Ruth Elson; divorce in 1985

Sally Field

Sep 16 American "The Flying Nun" actress Sally Field (21) weds Steven Craig; separate in 1973, divorce in 1975

Miles Davis

Sep 30 American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (42) weds American singer Betty Mabry (23); divorce 1969

Charles Bronson

Oct 5 "The Dirty Dozen" actor Charles Bronson (46) weds Jill Ireland

Quincy Jones Jr

Oct 17 Jazz trumpeter Quincy Jones Jr (35) weds actress Ulla Andersson (22)

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Oct 20 Jacqueline Kennedy marries Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis on the island of Scorpios

Oct 26 Czech 7-time Olympic champion gymnast Věra Čáslavská (26) weds middle distance runner Josef Odložil (29) at the Mexico City Cathedral, Mexico City