Shortest and Longest Celebrity Marriages

25 Years Denzel Washington and Pauletta Washington — June 25 1983

27 Years Danny DeVito and Reha Perlman — January 28, 1982

33 Years Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi — June 12, 1975

33 Years Ron Howard and Cheryl Howard — June 7, 1975

50 Years Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman — January 29, 1958

54 Years Kirk Douglas and Anne Buydens — May 29, 1954
 
With so many Hollywood marriages ending in divorce, here are some couples that are still together, or stayed together until either one of them died; the way God intends it to be. I’ll try my best to say how long they stayed married.
1. Lucille Ball and Gary Morton-27 years until her death in 1999. She married him a year after she and Desi Arnaz got divorced after 20 years of marriage.

2. Bob and Dolores Hope-59 years until his death in 2003.
3. Allen Ludden and Betty White-18 years until his death in 1981. His first wife and the mother of his children, Margaret, died of cancer in 1961. She was married and divorced twice before, which I never knew.
4. Jimmy and Gloria Stewart-44 years until her death in 1994. He passed away in 1997.
5. Zsa Zsa Gabor and Prince Frederick von Anhalt-21 years. This is her ninth marriage and I can’t believe that they’re still married. All of her other marriages ended in divorce; one of them was annulled.
6. Charlton and Lydia Heston-over 60 years.
7. Larry and Maj Hagman.
8. Paula Prentiss and Richard Benjamin-married 46 years.
9. Lawrence and Fern Welk-married until his death in 1992.
10. Kirk and Anne Douglas.
11. Anne Bancroft and Mel Brooks-married 41 years until her death in 2005.
12. Dick Cavett and Carrie Nye-married over 45 years.
13. Dick and Kari Clark-married 30 years. She’s his third wife. His other two marriages both ended in divorce.
14. Suzanne Somers and Alan Hamel-30 years.
15. Mickey Rooney and Jan Chamberlain-29 years. She’s his eighth wife. All of his other marriages ended in divorce. His fifth wife, Barbara, was murdered by her Yugoslavian lover back in 1966.
16. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philliip-married 60 years.
17. George W. and Laura Bush-30 years.
18. Bill and Hillary Clinton-32 years-despite his cheating and philandering.
19. Frank and Barbara Sinatra-22 years until his death in 1998. His marriages to his first wife and mother of his three children, Nancy; Ava Gardner, and Mia Farrow all ended in divorce. His first marriage to Nancy was also annulled. Barbara was previously married to one of the Marx Brothers.
20. Ronald and Nancy Reagan-52 years until his death in 2004. His first marriage to Jane Wyman, the mother of his two children, Michael and Maureen, ended in divorce.
21. Paul and Linda Mc.Cartney-29 years until her death in 1998. He made a big mistake marrying that Heather Mills. I don’t think he’s ever going to get over losing Linda.
22. Phil Donahue and Marlo Thomas-27 years. His first marriage to his wife and mother of his children, Margie, ended in divorce. They’re the perfect match. I call them the Eva and Merv of the liberal set.
23. Alan and Arlene Alda-over 50 years.
24. Clint Black and Lisa Hartman-16 years.
25. James Brolin and Barbra Streisand-9 years. Her previous marriage to Elliot Gould, the father of her only child, Jason; and his previous marriages, including Jan Smithers (who played Bailey Quarters on WKRP in Cincinnati), ended in divorce.
26. Johnny and Alexis Carson-married 18 years until his death in 2005. His three previous marriages all ended in divorce.
27. Gene and Helen Rayburn-married until her death in 1996; he passed away in 1999.
28. Aaron and Candy Spelling-married over 30 years until his death. He was previously married to Carolyn Jones, who played Morticia on The Addams Family.
29. Dianne Lennon and Dick Gass-married 47 years.
30. Peggy Lennon and Dick Cathcart-married 43 years.
31. Danny and Rosemarie Thomas-married until his death in 1991.