Weddings in Film & TV
Frank Sinatra
Feb 4 American singer Frank Sinatra (23) marries 1st wife Nancy Barbato (21) at Our Lady of Sorrows catholic church in Jersey City, New Jersey; divorce in 1951
Clark Gable
Mar 29 "Gone With The Wind" actor Clark Gable (37) weds actress Carole Lombard (30) at the rectory of Saint John's Methodist Episcopal Church in Kingman, Arizona
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Apr 22 Actor and naval officer of World War II Douglas Fairbanks Jr (29) weds supermarket magnate Huntington Hartford's former wife Mary Lee Hartford
Maureen O'Hara
Jun 13 Actress Maureen O'Hara (19) secretly marries film producer George H. Brown in Harrow, England, before leaving for Hollywood (annulled 1941)
Marshall McLuhan
Aug 4 Philosopher of communication theory Marshall McLuhan (28) weds teacher and aspiring actress Corinne Lewis (27)
Janet Gaynor
Aug 14 "A Star Is Born" actress Janet Gaynor (32) weds MGM costume designer Adrian (36)
Joan Fontaine
Aug 20 "Rebecca" actress Joan Fontaine (21) weds actor Brian Aherne (37); divorce in 1945
Phyllis Diller
Nov 4 Actress and comedian Phyllis Diller (22) weds inspector Sherwood Diller in Covington, Kentucky
Joe DiMaggio
Nov 19 Baseball legend Joe DiMaggio (24) weds "Freshies" actress Dorothy Arnold at St. Peter and Paul Church in San Francisco
Divorces in Film & TV
Divorce of Interest
Oct 11 Actor Jackie Coogan (24) divorces actress Betty Grable (22) after 2 years of marriage