1960s Timeline

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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