August1968

Famous Weddings & Divorces in August 1968

Famous Weddings

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

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

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

Dr. Seuss

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

Dr. Seuss

Erle Stanley Gardner

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

Erle Stanley Gardner

Aug 25 "The Outlaw" actress Jane Russell (47) weds actor Roger Barrett (47) at the Community Presbyterian Church in Beverly Hills, California
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

Famous Divorces

Jack Nicholson

Aug 8 Actor Jack Nicholson (31) divorces Sandra Knight (28) after 6 years of marriage

Jack Nicholson

Frank Sinatra

Aug 16 Singer and actor Frank Sinatra and 3rd wife actress Mia Farrow divorce after 2 years of marriage

Frank Sinatra

John Lennon

Aug 22 Cynthia Lennon sues Beatle member John Lennon for divorce on grounds of adultery

John Lennon

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