Monday, October 26, 2009

Marriage in Hollywood, Celebrating 50 years or more


It seems in recent times all we hear about is Hollywood marriages that fail, divorces, affairs and so forth. So I decided to write this blog to pay tribute to some of the longest lasting marriages in Hollywood. I included only those I could find that have or were married 50 plus years.

32. Fess Parker and Marcella Rinehart (50 years) married January 18, 1960 to March 18, 2010 (his death)




31. Paul Newman and Joanne Woodard (50 years) married January 29, 1958 to September 26, 2008 (his death)




30. John Forsythe and Julie Warren (50 years) married December 18, 1943 to August 15, 1994 (her death).



29. Edgar Buchanan and Mildred Marguerite Spence (50 years) married April 14, 1928 to April 4, 1979 (his death)

28. Hal Linden and Francis Martin (52 years) married April 13, 1958 to present




27. Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis (52 years) married March 4, 1952 to June 5, 2004 (his death)




26. Walter Pidgeon and Ruth Walker (52 years) married December 12, 1931 to September 25, 1984 (his death)




25. Alan and Arlene Alda (53 years) married March 15, 1957 to present




24. Dana Andrews and Mary Todd (53 years) married November 17, 1939 to December 17, 1992 (his death)





23. Dorothy Janis and Wayne King (53 years) married March 21, 1932 to July 16, 1985 (his death)

22. James Garner and Lois Clarke (53 years) married August 17, 1956 to present




21. Bernard Punsly and Lynne (53 years) married 1950 - January 20, 2004, his death.

20. Alfred Hitchcock and Alma Renville (54 years) married December 2, 1926 to April 29, 1980 (his death)




19. Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara (55 years) married September 14, 1954 to present




18. Baby Peggy and Bob Carey (55 years) married May 15, 1954 to present.




17. Kirk Douglas and Anne Buydens (55 years) married May 29, 1954 to present




16. Ozzie Davis and Ruby Dee (56 years) married December 9, 1948 to February 4, 2005 (his death)




15. Jeanne Crain and Paul Brooks (56 years) married December 31, 1946 to October 1, 2003 (his death)




14. Joel McCrea and Frances Dee (57 years) married October 20, 1933 to October 20, 1990 (his death and yes it was on their anniversary)




13. Robert and Dorothy Mitchum (57 years) married March 15, 1940 to July 1, 1997 (his death)




12. Peter Graves and Joan Endress (59 years) married December 16, 1950 to March 14, 2010 (his death)




11. Tony Martin and Cyd Charisse (60 years) married May 15, 1948 to June 17, 2008 (her death)




10. Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson (62 years) married March 5, 1948 to present.




9. James Cagney and Frances “Billie” Vernon (63 years) married September 28, 1922 to March 30, 1986 (his death)




8. Charlton Heston and Lydia Clarke (64 years) married March 17, 1944 to April 5, 2008 (his death)




7. Ricardo Montalban and Georgiana Young (64 years) married October 26, 1944 to November 13, 2007. (her death)




6. Carl Reiner and Estelle Lobost (64 years) married December 24, 1943 to October 25, 2008 (her death)





5. Bob Hope and Doloroes DeFina married February 19, 1934 to July 27, 2003 (his death), 69 years




4. Karl Malden and Mona Greenberg married December 18, 1938 to July 1, 2009 (his death) 70 years




3. Charles Lane and Ruth Convell (71 years) married April 12, 1931 to November 30, 2002 (her death)

2. Norman Lloyd and Peggy Lloyd (73 years) married June 29, 1936 to present

1. Art Linkletter and Lois Foerster (74 years) married November 25, 1935 to present

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