Famous Weddings
Bill Bradley
Jan 14 US Senator Bill Bradley (30) weds professor Ernestine Schlant
Maya Angelou
Jan 18 Author Maya Angelou (45) weds Paul Bernard Du Feu
- Jan 31 "The Outlaw" actress Jane Russell (52) weds real-estate broker John Calvin People (45) in Santa Barbara, California
Julius Erving
Feb 10 NBA player Julius Erving (23) weds model Turquoise Brown at Waldorf
Mike Schmidt
Feb 16 MLB player Mike Schmidt (24) weds Donna Wightman
Sissy Spacek
Apr 12 "Coal Miner's Daughter" actress Sissy Spacek weds art director Jack Fisk
- Jun 5 "Sly and the Family Stone" frontman Sly Stone (31) weds model-actress Kathy Silva at Madison Square Garden
Richard Harris
Jun 7 Actor Richard Harris (43) weds actress Ann Turkel (27)
Jerry Lucas
Jun 8 NBA forward Jerry Lucas (34) weds second wife Sharalee Beard
Barry White
Jul 4 Singer Barry White (29) weds R&B singer Glodean James at a private ceremony in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Jul 16 "The Osmonds" singer Alan Osmond (25) weds Suzanne Pinegar at LDS Temple in Provo, Utah
Faye Dunaway
Aug 7 American actress Faye Dunaway (33) weds American rock singer Peter Wolf (28) of J. Geils Band; divorce in 1979
Quincy Jones Jr
Sep 14 Singer-composer Quincy Jones Jr (41) weds actress Peggy Lipton (28) in Los Angeles, California
Thabo Mbeki
Nov 23 South African ANC leader Thabo Mbeki (32) marries social worker Zanele Dlamini (36) in London, England
Famous Divorces
George Foreman
Feb 13 Professional boxer George Foreman (25) divorces Adrienne Calhoun after almost 3 years of marriage
Maggie Smith
May 6 Actress Maggie Smith (39) divorces actor Robert Stephens (42) after 6 years of marriage
Divorce of Interest
Jun 26 Actress Elizabeth Taylor's 5th divorce from actor Richard Burton
Quincy Jones Jr
Sep 13 American producer Quincy Jones Jr (28) divorces actress Ulla Andersson (41) after 5 years of marriage
Elizabeth Montgomery
Oct 10 Actress Elizabeth Montgomery (41) divorces director-producer William Asher (53) after 11 years of marriage
