Famous Weddings
Duke Ellington
1918 American jazz orchestra bandleader Duke Ellington (19) weds high school sweetheart Edna Thompson in Washington, D.C.
Jean Harlow
1932 Platinum blonde screen goddess Jean Harlow (21) weds MGM producer Paul Bern (42)
Roald Dahl & Patricia Neal
1953 Children's author Roald Dahl (36) weds stage actress Patricia Neal (27) at Trinity Church in New York
Desmond Tutu
1955 Desmond Tutu marries Leah Nomalizo Shinxani
Pat Summerall
1955 NFL placekicker Pat Summerall (25) weds Kathy Jacobs
Billy Rose
1956 Billy Rose marries showgirl Joyce Mathews
- 1959 Belgian Albert, Prince of Liège marries Dona Paola, Princess Ruffo di Calabria in Brussels
Mahalia Jackson
1964 Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson (52) weds Sigmond Galloway
Billie Joe Armstrong
1994 "Green Day" vocalist Billie Joe Armstrong (22) weds Adeline Records co-owner Adrienne Nesser (24)
- 2004 Actress Mira Sorvino (36) weds actor Christopher Backus (23) in a private civil ceremony at the Santa Barbara Courthouse
- 2010 Miss California USA 2009 Carrie Prejean (23) weds Oakland Raiders quarterback Kyle Boller (29) in San Diego
- 2011 Charlene Princess of Monaco (33) weds Prince Albert II of Monaco (53) at the Church of St Devote of Monaco
- 2013 Actor John Barrowman (46) weds longtime boyfriend Scott Gill in California
Kirsten Dunst
2022 Actors Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons marry in Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Famous Divorces
Ernie Banks
1959 MLB baseball player Ernie Banks (28) divorces Mollye Louise after 6 years of marriage
Wayne Brady
2007 Dancer Mandie Taketa divorces talk show host Wayne Brady (34) due to irreconcilable differences after 8 years of marriage
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