Odd Spouse Out Trivia Quiz

Answer: Pola Negri

Chaplin's love life was long and complicated. He was married to all those mentioned except Pola Negri with whom he had a well publicized affair. His second wife was sixteen year old Lita Grey from 1924-27. Oona O'Neill, his last wife who was the daughter of acclaimed playwright Eugene O'Neill, bore him eight children. Their marriage lasted from 1943 until his death in 1977.

Affairs were numerous including Edna Purviance, Marion Davies, Merna Kennedy, Georgia Hale, Mary Reeve, Joan Barry, and Louise Brooks. Biographers report that Hetty Kelly, who died during the 1918 influenza epidemic, haunted him for many years.

Answer: Farley Granger

In the early 1950s Shelley Winters and Farley Granger were the stars of the tabloids with their on-and-off romance. They never married but did remain friends.

Vittorio Gassman's marriage to Shelly lasted about a year but did produce a child Vittoria who became a physician. He is considered one of the most talented of Italian actors. Anthony Franciosa's marriage with Shelley lasted three years. They divorced in 1960. He has a long record of film and television appearances.

Winters married Gerry DeFord just hours before she died in 2006. He had been her companion for nineteen years. The ceremony was performed by actress Sally Kirkland over the objections of her daughter.

Answer: Jennifer Jones

By his own words he was a 'difficult' man. Evelyn Keyes was his last wife when he died in 2004 and got half his estate from the provisions of the pre-nup. He had 'movie star' good looks. He was the first major orchestra leader to hire a black lead singer--Billie Holiday.

He was investigated by the House UnAmerican Activities Committee for alleged communist connections. Born Arthur Jacob Arshawsky, he claimed to be the victim of anti-semitism. His last years were spent with Alzheimer's Disease.

Answer: Phil Hartman

Roseanne Barr was married to Bill Pentland for sixteen years and they had three children together. She then married Tom Arnold, a fellow comedian, that lasted four tempestuous years. Ben Thomas, her security guard, married her in 1995 and parted in 2002. They had one child, Buck. John Goodman was her sit-com husband only.

In her own words she said "(I) become famous quickly and lost touch with reality. I was in a sound studio for almost a decade. At the end of it, like Rip van Winkle, I came back and found that everything had changed. Suddenly there were computers and e-mails, and it took me another 10 years to catch up with regular people."

Phil Hartman was a key actor on "Saturday Night Live" for several years but died of a gunshot wound inflicted by his wife in 1998.

Answer: Loretta Young

On the set of "Call of the Wild" (1935) Gable and Young had an affair. The result was the birth of a child called Judy Lewis. This was hushed up by elaborate studio ploys. Loretta Young spent some time in Europe and returned to 'adopt' Judy. Ms. Lewis stated that she seldom saw her father and really did not know him.

Carol Lombard was the true love of his life. After she died in a plane crash, it took quite awhile for Gable to put his life together. For some idea of their relationship see "Gable and Lombard" (1976). Josephine Dillon was his first wife as well as his patron and acting coach. She was seventeen years his senior. Gable claimed the six year marriage was never 'consummated'. Kay Thomas was his last wife who bore him a son, John Gable, four months after Clark Gable's death.

Answer: Montgomery Clift

Elizabeth Taylor was Montgomery Clift's escort at the premiere for "The Heiress" (1949). They appeared together in "A Place in the Sun" (1951), in "Raintree County" (1957) and "Suddenly, Last Summer" (1959). Taylor put her salary up to have Clift co-star in "Reflections in a Golden Eye" (1967) as he was considered a high risk and unemployable in the Hollywood context. However, he died before filming.

Elizabeth married Richard Burton twice. Michael Wilding, Michael Todd,
Eddie Fisher,John Warner, and Larry Fortensky were her other husbands. For about two years Taylor had an affair with the Iranian ambassador Ardeshir Zahedi. Under pressure from the Iranian government, Zahedi broke off the relationship. She was to marry Senator John Warner that year.

Answer: Maureen Donaldson

Grant lived with Maureen Donaldson, a professional photographer, for four years but they never married. In writing of her life with Grant she said "Most people did not really know him. He didn't let many people get beyond a certain point, and he didn't have mates. His home was his private cocoon and very few entered it."

Barbara Hutton was one of the richest heiresses in the world. She married seven times. Grant was the only who did not claim to be a Prince or Baron.

Drake and Cannon were both actresses. Cannon bore him his only child, Jennifer. Virginia Cherrill was his first wife to whom he was married just over a year with Cherrill claiming that Grant hit her. Barbara Harris, forty-three years younger, was his last wife and was with him when he died in Davenport, Iowa on tour.

Answer: Johnny Stompanato

Johnny Stompanato was killed in Turner's home in 1958, allegedly by Turner's daughter Cheryl who feared for her mother's life. Stompanato had criminal connections and once followed Turner to England where she was filming a movie and brandished a gun on set. He was disarmed by her co-star Sean Connery.
Henry J. Topping, Lex Barker, Robert Eaton, and Ronald Dante were other husbands. Barker was accused of abusing her daughter Cheryl.

Answer: Judy Garland

One of his wives, Barbara Ann Thompson, was murdered by her ex-lover. Other marriages were unsuccessful because of bouts with alcohol and gambling. At the peak of his career he was the top box office draw in the USA and has remained active through films, television, and appearances. Garland and Rooney made several films together but never married. Jan Chamberlain married Rooney in 1978.

Answer: Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi

Prince Rainier was married to Grace Kelly not Zsa Zsa. The marriage to Felipe di Alba lasted only one day as she had not legally divorced her previous husband. The George Sanders marriage ended when she had an open affair with Porfirio Rubirosa, an international playboy. Because of her frequent appearances on TV talk shows, she is one of the most quotable.

-- "Getting divorced just because you don't love a man is almost as silly as getting married just because you do."
-- "You never really know a man until you have divorced him."
-- "I never hated a man enough to give him diamonds back".
-- "I want a man who's kind and understanding. Is that too much to ask of a millionaire?"