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The Honeymooners: Find Out How Hollywood’s Classic Stars Celebrated Their Newlywed Status

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Dec 8, 2023 2:10 pm·

By SCOTT BARWICK

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Some of Hollywood’s classic stars celebrated their newlywed status in lavish ways! Scroll below for more on celebrity honeymoons.

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Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh

On June 4, 1951, the Hollywood couple got hitched in Greenwich, Connecticut, then spent their first night as newlyweds at NYC’s famed Waldorf Astoria hotel. And although they checked out of their marriage in ’62, Janet shared, “Tony and I had a wonderful time together. A lot of great things happened, most of all two beautiful children.”

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Cary Grant and Virginia Cherrill

After exchanging vows in London on February 9, 1934, Cary and Virginia, whom he called “the most beautiful woman I have ever seen,” took in the sights of Rome. But their amore was short-lived: They split seven months later.

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Elizabeth Taylor and Mike Todd

“I have had two great loves in my life. Mike Todd was the first,” said Elizabeth, who wed the film producer on February 2, 1957, in Acapulco, Mexico. They’d spend the following days enjoying the sun, sand and each other. “It was one of the most intensely glorious times of my life,” said Liz.

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Luisa Mattioli and Roger Moore at airport

Roger Moore and Luisa Mattioli

For their wedding on April 11, 1969, in London, Roger was “simply numb through the whole thing.” But he proved more responsive to the chic, sunny beaches of France and the perfect honeymoon spot for any two actors — the Cannes Film Festival. Oh là là!

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Marilyn Monroe and Joe Dimaggio

During their Japanese honeymoon in February of 1954, Marilyn said sayonara to the New York Yankee legend for a few days in order to entertain the troops in Korea. “It was so wonderful, Joe,” she said upon her return. “You never heard such cheering!” To which he replied, “Yes, I have.”

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Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier at royal ball

Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III

Following their royal wedding in Monaco on April 19, 1956, the couple set off on a seven-week Mediterranean cruise. But, revealed son Albert, when they first got on the boat, “they both just kind of passed out from exhaustion and had a good night’s sleep before they got on with enjoying their honeymoon!”

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Clark Gable and Sylvia Ashley

Clark and his fourth wife, Sylvia, Lady Ashley, said “I do” in San Luis Obispo, California, on December 20, 1949. Then they said “aloha” to a two-week celebration in Honolulu. “I have never been happier,” declared Clark, who mooned over his British-born bride. “It is an extra dividend when you like the girl you’ve fallen in love with.”

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Natalie Wood and actor Robert Wagner sitting at table

Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner

They’d wed, divorce and wed again. Yet when he whisked Natalie off to NYC after the first time tying the knot in Scottsdale, Arizona, on December 28, 1957, Robert thought, “Looking at it from the outside, we must’ve seemed like the American Dream.”

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Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman

While Ronny and Jane made a splash in Palm Springs after their wedding on January 26, 1940, their honeymoon period, alas, lasted only nine years. “Some women just aren’t the marrying kind,” admitted Jane. “And I’m one of them.”

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Mary Pickford And Douglas Fairbanks

After their nuptials on March 28, 1920, the then reigning “King and Queen of Hollywood” set off for Europe — causing a sensation as well as a near riot by fans at one event during their first stop in London. “You British people are so wonderful,” quipped Mary. “You don’t do things by halves.”

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