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Jun 3, 2023

Katy Jurado Divorces Ernest Borgnine

June 3, 1963 - Actress Katy Jurado retained her composure long enough today to give her divorce testimony against actor Ernest Borgnine,...

May 5, 2023

GOP Officials Disagree on Impact of Rockfeller’s Divorce and Remarriage

May 5, 1963 - Governor Rockefeller’s marriage yesterday to Mrs. Margaretta Fitler Murphy found Republican leaders in disagreement on how...

Apr 30, 2023

Jayne Mansfield Divorces Mickey Hargitay

Apr. 30, 1963 - Actress Jayne Mansfield (right) today divorced Hungarian muscleman Mickey Hargitay (left), whom she married in 1958 and...

Jan 16, 2023

Former U-2 Pilot Francis Gary Powers Divorces Wife

Jan. 16, 1963 - Former U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers was granted a divorce in Milledgeville, Ga., today after testifying that his wife...

Dec 21, 2022

Bette Davis and Gary Merrill Wage Custody Battle

Dec. 21, 1962 - Actor Gary Merrill (pictured left in 1950), 49, today won holiday season visitation rights with his 10-year-old son...

Dec 13, 2022

Ugly Custody Fight Over 6-year-old Star of “Gigot”

Dec. 13, 1962 - A 6-year-old child actress (lower left) learned the harsh realities of life today when she was taken from her divorced...

Aug 14, 2022

U-2 Pilot Powers Divorcing Wife

Aug. 14, 1962 - Francis Gary Powers, the former U-2 pilot, filed suit today in Milledgeville, Ga., to divorce his 26-year-old wife...

Aug 13, 2022

Betsy Drake Divorces Cary Grant, Charges “Grievous Mental Suffering”

Aug. 13, 1962 - Actress Betsy Drake (pictured right in 1952) divorced Cary Grant today, charging that the 58-year-old actor had caused...

Jul 31, 2022

Dean Stockwell and Millie Perkins Divorce

July 31, 1962 - The two-year marriage of actress Millie Perkins to actor Dean Stockwell has ended in divorce. Miss Perkins won an...

Jun 29, 2022

James and Pamela Mason in Custody Battle

June 29, 1962 - Actress Pamela Mason (right) today filed a separate maintenance suit in Santa Monica, Calif., against James Mason (left),...

Apr 17, 2022

Natalie Woods Files for Divorce from Robert Wagner

Apr. 17, 1962 - Natalie Wood filed suit in Santa Monica, Calif., today to end her marriage of four years to Robert Wagner, the actor. The...

Jan 3, 2022

Dick Powell and June Allyson Reconcile

Jan. 3, 1962 - “We’re just picking up where we left off,” Dick Powell said today of his reconciliation with June Allyson. Lawyers for the...

Dec 15, 2021

Actor Albert Finney to Divorce

Dec. 15, 1961 - A Shakespearean love story played by Albert Finney (pictured) and Zoe Caldwell has turned into romance offstage. Mr....

Nov 17, 2021

Governor Rockefeller and Wife to Divorce

Nov. 17, 1961 - Governor and Mrs. Rockefeller (pictured) announced today that they had agreed on a separation in preparation for a...

Nov 14, 2021

Lucille Ball to Wed Gary Morton

Nov. 14, 1961 - Lucille Ball and comedian Gary Morton obtained a marriage license today at New York City’s Municipal Building. Miss Ball...

Sep 29, 2021

Rockwell, Head of Nazi Party, Behind on Child Support

Sept. 29, 1961 - George Lincoln Rockwell (pictured), leader of the American Nazi Party, was held in contempt of court in Arlington, Va.,...

Sep 10, 2021

Billy Graham to Youth: Only Marry People of Faith

Sept. 10, 1961 - Reverend Billy Graham said today that the U.S. had more unhappy marriages now than ever. Only social pressures and...

Sep 7, 2021

Rita Hayworth Divorces Fifth Husband on Grounds of "Extreme Mental Cruelty"

Sept. 7, 1961 - Rita Hayworth, 42, was granted a divorce today from her fifth husband, James Hill (left), a producer, when she testified...