Famous Weddings
Wedding of Interest
Jan 20 Actress Sharon Tate (24) weds actor and director Roman Polanski (34) in Chelsea, London
John Cleese
Feb 20 Comedian John Cleese (Monty Python) marries actress Connie Booth
Wedding of Interest
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)
- 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 General Norman Schwarzkopf (33) weds Brenda Halsinger
Reggie Jackson
Jul 8 Major League Baseball player Reggie Jackson (22) weds his college sweetheart Jennie Campos
- 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)
Erle Stanley Gardner
Aug 9 Detective writer Erle Stanley Gardner (79) weds his long-time secretary Agnes Jean Bethell
Ken Follett
Sep 5 Author Ken Follett (19) weds Mary Emma Ruth Elson
Sally Field
Sep 16 Actress Sally Field weds Steven Craig
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
Rudy Giuliani
Oct 26 Lawyer and politician Rudy Giuliani (24) weds second cousin Regina Peruggi (22) in a large Roman Catholic ceremony in Bedford Park, The Bronx
Davy Jones
Oct 31 British "Monkees" singer Davy Jones (22) weds American actress Linda Haines (23); divorce in 1975
Robert Plant
Nov 9 British "Led Zeppelin" singer Robert Plant (19) weds British student Maureen Wilson (19) in West Bromwich, England; divorce in 1983
Ina Garten
Dec 22 Author and cooking show host Ina Garten (20) weds dean Jeffrey Garten
- Dec 22 Julie Nixon weds Dwight David Eisenhower
Famous Divorces
Jack Nicholson
Aug 8 Actor Jack Nicholson (31) divorces Sandra Knight (28) after 6 years of marriage
Frank Sinatra
Aug 16 Singer and actor Frank Sinatra and 3rd wife actress Mia Farrow divorce after 2 years of marriage
John Lennon
Aug 22 Cynthia Lennon sues Beatle member John Lennon for divorce on grounds of adultery
- Nov 8 Cynthia Lennon is granted a divorce from The Beatles member John Lennon
John Wayne Gacy
Nov 9 Serial killer John Wayne Gacy (26) divorces first wife Marlynn Myers after 4 years of marriage
Peter Sellers
Dec 18 Actor Peter Sellers (43) divorces actress Britt Ekland after 4 years of marriage