Wedding Belles-Once Was Not Enough Quiz

Answer: Artie Shaw

Wedding bells first rang out in 1940 when Lana married bandleader Artie Shaw. It was a short lived affair, lasting only four months.
Joseph Crane was Lana's second (and third) husband and together they had one child. Lex Barker, who played Tarzan, became her fifth husband in 1953. In 1969 Lana became the bride of nightclub hypnotist Robert Dante (aka Robert Peller).
In a career which spanned seven decades, Lana Turner made over 55 films. While perhaps best known for the noir thriller, "The Postman Always Rings Twice" (1946), it was her role in "Peyton Place" (1957) which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.

Interesting fact: In 1958 Lana's daughter Cheryl Crane, then just 14 years old, stabbed to death one Johnny Stompanato, who was in a relationship that her mother was trying to end. No one knows exactly what happened that night in Lana's bedroom but attorneys for the defense claimed Cheryl killed him it to protect her mother and she was later cleared when a judge ruled it a justifiable homicide.

Answer: George Jones

Tammy Wynette, born Virginia Pugh on May 5, 1942 recorded over 75 singles. Along with Billy Sherrill, she co-wrote what has become her signature song, "Stand By Your Man(1968)". For three weeks in 1968 it was number one on U.S. Country charts and reached as high as number 19 on U.S. Pop charts. Tammy and George sang three number one Country hits together: "We're Gonna' Hang On" (1973), "Golden Ring" (1976) and "Near You" (1976). Tammy Wynette was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1970.

Interesting fact: It works both ways: Tammy Wynette was George Jones' third wife.

Answer: Conrad (Nicky) Hilton

Nicky Hilton was the heir to the Hilton Hotel Chain and he and Liz got hitched
in 1950. I wonder which hotel they stayed in on their wedding night?
Liz wed Richard Burton in 1964 (and gave it another try in 1975).
In 1952 Liz wed Michael Wilding, and in 1959 she and Eddie Fisher swapped vows.
Construction worker, Larry Fortensky, whom she married in 1991, was her last.

Elizabeth Taylor was born February 27, 1932 in London, England. During her career she made over 50 films. Ms. Taylor won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice: "Butterfield 8" (1960) and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (1966). A few of her other notable films were "National Velvet" (1944), "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (1958) and her iconic role as "Cleopatra" (1963).

Answer: Burhan Belge

Turkish born writer and diplomat Burhan Belge was the first to tie the knot with Zsa Zsa, marrying her in 1937.
Corad Hilton, father of Liz Taylor's Nicky, became hubby number two in 1942.
Michael O'Hara, conveniently her divorce lawyer, was the not-so-lucky number seven, whom she married in 1976, but alas divorced a few years later.
Oil magnate Joshua Cosden became her fifth when they wed in 1966.
In 1986 she married her ninth husband, Frederick Prinz von Anhalt.
I guess the old saying "If at first you don't succeed try, try, try, try try, try, try, try again" is applicable here.
Ms. Gabor's films include such classics as "Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood" (1976) and "Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie" (1984).
I think it's safe to say she will be remembered more for her multiple marriages than for her movies.

Interesting fact: Zsa Zsa Gabor, born February 6, 1917, was Miss Hungary 1936.

Answer: Elaine Nardo

Marilu Henner played Elaine Nardo in all 114 episodes of "Taxi" and received five Golden Globe nominations for her work. Among her Hollywood films are "Johnny Dangerously" (1984) and "Rustler's Rhapsody" (1985). On a TV movie, "Titanic" (1996) she played the role of ("the unsinkable") Molly Brown.

Interesting fact: Marilu Henner is among the handful of people on the planet who have an extremly rare ability called "superior autobiographical memory", which enables her to remember almost every moment of her life. As a result, she has acted as a consultant for the TV series "Unforgettable", which premiered September 20, 2011. The show stars Poppy Montgomery whose character, Det. Carrie Wells, has the same rare ability.

Answer: Peter Allen

Australian singer-songwriter-entertainer Peter Allen married Liza (with a "Z") in 1967. He won an Academy Award in 1981 for "Arthur's Theme" for the movie "Arthur" (1981), starring Dudley Moore and Liza herself. Jack Haley, Jr. became her second spouse in 1974. He was the son of the actor of the same name who starred opposite Liza's mom in a film you may have heard of called "The Wizard of Oz" (1939). Stage manager/sculptor Mark Gero and Liza were married from 1979-1992. Hubby number four was David Gest, a media personality and concert promoter. David and Liza swapped vows in 2002.

Singer, dancer, actress Liza May Minnelli is the daughter of the legendary singer/actress Judy Garland and movie director Vincente Minnelli. She has appeared in over twenty movies including "Cabaret" (1972) which earned her the The Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Sally Bowles.

Answer: U.S. Attorney Rudolph Giuliani

She and Rudy got hitched April 15, 1984. He was at the time, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. He would go on to become the 107th mayor of N.Y.C. He served two terms, from January 31, 1994-December 31, 2001, a time-frame which included the terrorist bombing of the World Trade Center Towers September 11, 2001.
Donna also took a fling in film acting, appearing in "The People vs. Larry Flynt" (1996) and "Ransom", starring Mel Gibson (1996). On TV she appeared as judge Deborah Burke in several episodes of "Law and Order". Donna Hanover also made guest appearances in a number of TV series including "Sex and the City" and "Ally McBeal". The Hanover-Giuliani marriage ended in divorce in 2002.

Interesting fact: in 2001 Rudy Giuliani was named "Time" Magazine's Person of the Year.

Answer: Jean-Francois Allaux

Jean-Francois Allaux, a French artist and political cartoonist, married Christie in 1973.
Her most famous marriage was to her second husband, singer/song writer/musician Billy Joel. She wed "The Piano Man" in 1985.
Next up was real estate developer Richard Taubman, who became hubby number three in 1994. Batting cleanup was architect and ex-model Peter Cook whom she married in 1996. All of her marriges ended in divorce.

Christie Brinkley was born Christie Lee Hudson on February 2, 1954 in Monroe, Michigan, and after her parents divorced (perhaps it's genetic, no?) she took the surname of her mother's second husband, TV writer Don Brinkley. She has played on Broadway as Roxie Hart in the musical "Chicago" (2011) and appeared in a couple of movies including "National Lampoon's Vacation" (1983).

Answer: Maxwell Reed

Maxwell Reed, a British actor who was born April 2, 1919 in Larne, Northern Ireland, became her first spouse in 1952.
Singer/songwriter Anthony Newley became Ms. Collins' second hubby in 1963. He is probably best known for winning a Grammy in 1963 for writing "What Kind of Fool Am I?".
Joan's third, Ronald Cass was born Ronald Stanley Kashinoff March 30, 1935 in Philadelphia, PA, and was a recording executive as well as a film producer. They had one child together before divorcing, but remained good friends right up to the time of his death from cancer in 1986, with Joan at his bedside.
Her fifth husband, Perry Gibson, a theatre company manager whom she married in 2002, is 32 years younger than Joan...did someone just say cougar?

Joan Henrietta Collins was born May 23, 1933 in London, England. She has appeared in over 65 movies, making her Hollywood debut in "Land of the Pharaohs (1955). After all is said and done she is probably best known for playing the role of Alexis Carrington on the hugely popular TV series "Dynasty" which ran from January, 1981-October, 1991, and for which she was nominated for Best Actress in a Drama six times, finally winning the award in 1983. She is the sister of novelist Jackie Collins.

Interesting fact: In 1996 she was made an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire), an honor bestowed upon her by Queen Elizabeth II.

Answer: Jeff Goldblum

Between 1982-2009 Geena made 20 films. Her first, "Tootsie" (1982), was nominated for 10 Academy Awards. Geena won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for "The Accidental Tourist" (1988). She also starred in
"A League of Their Own" (1992), and perhaps her best remembered role was in the classic "Thelma and Louise" (1991). Her portrayal of Thelma Dickinson earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Geena Davis is a proud member of MENSA.

Interesting fact: Jeff Goldblum co-starred with Geena in three flicks: "Transylvania 6-5000" (1985), "The Fly" (1986) and "Earth Girls are Easy" (1988).