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1. Zsa Zsa Gabor (1917-2016): 9 marriages
"I am a marvelous housekeeper: Every time I leave a man I keep his house."Hungarian-American actress, socialite, and queen of getting married, Zsa Zsa Gabor tied the knot a whopping 9 times:1. Burham Asaf Belge (1937-1941)
2. Conrad Hilton Sr. (1942-1947)
3. George Sanders (1949-1954)
4. Herbert Hutner (1962-1966)
5. Joshua S. Cosden, Jr. (1966-1967)
6. Jack Ryan (1975-1976)
7. Michael O’Hara (1976-1983)
8. Felipe de Alba (1983-1983, annulled)
9. Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt (1986-2016, her death)
Fun fact: • She and her sisters have married 20 times accumulatively: Magda married 6 times, was widowed twice, divorced 3 times, and had 1 marriage annulled while Eva married and divorced 5 times
Fun facts for those ONTD members: • Claimed to have had an affair with her stepson Nicky Hilton, Jr. in 1944
• She and sister Magda were each married to George Sanders
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2. Mickey Rooney (1920-2014): 8 marriages5'2" actor, comedian, radio personality, and top box-office attraction from 1939-1941, Mickey Rooney married 8 times:1. Ava Gardner (1942-1943)
2. Betty Jane Phillips (1944-1949)
3. Martha Vickers (1949-1951)
4. Elaine Devry (1952-1958)
5. Barbara Ann Thompson (1958-1966, her death)
6. Marge Lane (1966-1967)
7. Carolyn Hockett (1969-1975)
8. Jan Chamberlin (1978-2014, separated 2012 until his death)
Fun fact:• At the time of his death, he had 9 children, 2 step-children, 19 grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren
Not-so-fun facts:• Was arrested in 1997 for suspected domestic abuse but charges were dropped
• Prior to his death Rooney said he was a victim of elder abuse and even spoke about his experiences in front of a senate committee in 2011 to support legislation to reduce elder abuse
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3. Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011): 8 marriagesActress, HIV/AIDS activist, friend of Michael Jackson, and avid expensive jewelry collector, Elizabeth Taylor married 8 times to 7 men:1. Conrad Hilton Jr. (1950-1951)
2. Michael Wilding (1952-1957)
3. Mike Todd (1957-1958, his death)
4. Eddie Fisher (1959-1964)
5. Richard Burton (1964-1974)
6. Richard Burton again (1975-1976)
7. John Warner (1976-1982)
8. Larry Fortensky (1991-1996)
Fun facts:• Shortly after the death of her third husband Mike Todd she married his friend Eddie Fisher 3 1/2 hours after he divorced her best friend Debbie Reynolds
• Debbie and Elizabeth rekindled their friendship and mocked Eddie in the television movie
These Old Broads (2001) written by Carrie Fisher
• Wedded all around the world, including the UK, USA, Mexico, Botswana, and Canada
• Divorced all over the world, including USA, Mexico, Switzerland, and Haiti
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4. Lana Turner (1921-1995): 8 marriages
"I planned on having one husband and seven children, but it turned out the other way around."Actress, self-proclaimed owner of 698 pairs of shoes, who once evacuated her burning apartment building with only lipstick, an eyebrow pencil and a hairdryer, Lana Turner married 8 times to 7 men:1. Artie Shaw (1940-1940)
2. Steve Crane (1942-1942, annulled)
3. Steve Crane again (1943-1944)
4. Bob Topping (1948-1952)
5. Lex Barker (1953-1957)
6. Fred May (1960-1962)
7. Robert Eaton (1965-1969)
8. Ronald Pellar (1969-1972)
Fun facts:• Lana's longest marriage lasted 4 years, 7 months, and 14 days
• Allegedly had an affair with Richard Burton while they were both married
Not-so-fun fact:• Lana's daughter Cheryl Crane, then 14, fatally stabbed her mother's boyfriend, gangster Johnny Stompanato, in 1958 Cheryl was acquitted after a jury ruled the murder a justifiable homicide, as she had been protecting her mother from Stompanato who had been beating Lana
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5. Tony Curtis (1925-2010): 6 marriagesActor, father of scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis, and public condemner of Brokeback Mountain (2005), Tony Curtis married 6 times:1. Janet Leigh (1951-1962)
2. Christine Kaufmann (1963-1968)
3. Leslie Allen (1968-1982)
4. Andrea Savio (1984-1992)
5. Lisa Deutsch (1993-1994)
6. Jill Vandenberg (1998-2010, his death)
Not-so-fun facts:• His sixth wife, Jill Vandenberg, was 46 years younger than him
• Admits he was estranged from his 6 children, later disinherited his kids from his will and left the bulk of estate to Jill
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6. Rex Harrison (1908-1990): 6 marriagesBritish actor and basis of Stewie Griffin's voice, Rex Harrison married 6 times:1. Colette Thomas (1934-1942)
2. Lilli Palmer (1943-1957)
3. Kay Kendall (1957-1959, her death)
4. Rachel Roberts (1962-1971)
5. Elizabeth Rees-Williams (1971-1975)
6. Mercia Tinker (1979-1990, his death)
Not-so-fun facts:• While still married to second wife Lilli Palmer, he had an affair with Carol Landis and after he reportedly broke it off with her, Carol committed suicide and upon discovering her body, Rex waited several hours before notifying the police
• While still married to Lilli, he began an affair with Kay Kendall and eventually divorced his wife to marry the terminally ill Kay in the hopes that he and Lilli would get back together after Kay died They didn't
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7. Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000): 6 marriagesAustrian-born actress, inventor, shoplifter, and owner of The Sound of Music (1965) Von Trapp mansion during time of filming, Hedy Lamarr married and divorced 6 times:1. Fritz Mandl (1933-1937)
2. Gene Markey (1939-1941)
3. John Loder (1943-1947)
4. Teddy Stauffer (1951-1952)
5. W. Howard Lee (1953-1960)
6. Lewis J. Boies (1963-1965)
Fun facts:• Hedy's first husband, Fritz Mandl, was a prominent fascist and had ties to Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini
• Fritz also attempted to purchase all the copies of her film
Ecstasy (1933), where she appeared nude and simulated female orgasm
• Her sixth husband, Lewis J. Boies, was her divorce lawyer
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8. Gloria Swanson (1899-1983): 6 marriagesSilent film star, producer, Hollywood's top box office magnet throughout the 1920s, and vegetarian, Gloria Swanson married 6 times:1. Wallace Beery (1916-1918)
2. Herbert K. Somborn (1919-1925)
3. Henri de la Falaise (1925-1930)
4. Michael Farmer (1931-1934)
5. William Davey (1945-1946)
6. William Dufty (1976-1983, her death)
Fun facts:• With her marriage to her third husband Henri de la Falaise, Gloria became the first actress to marry into European nobility
• While married to Henri, she had an affair with future president John F. Kennedy's father Joseph P. Kennedy
• She also had a widely publicized affair with Herbert Marshall which ended after 3 years because he wouldn't leave his wife for her
Not-so-fun facts:• Gloria married her first husband Wallace Beery, who was 14 years her senior, when she was 17, and she wrote in her autobiography that he raped her on their wedding night and tricked her having a drink that induced an abortion
• During their divorce, her second husband Herbert K. Somborn accused her of adultery with 13 men
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9. Claude Rains (1889-1967): 6 marriagesEnglish-American actor, son of actor Fred Rains, and Tony Award winner and 4 time Oscar nominee, Claude Rains married 6 times:1. Isabel Jeans (1913-1915)
2. Marie Hemingway (1920-1920)
3. Beatriz Thomas (1924-1935)
4. Frances Propper (1935-1956)
5. Agi Jambor (1959-1960)
6. Rosemary Clark Schrode (1960-1964, her death)
Fun facts:• His soon-to-be fifth wife Agi Jambor, a widow and Holocaust survivor, made him turn around on the way to their wedding so she could put on the underwear she had worn on her first wedding for luck
• When he grew tired of his marriage with Agi he had the locks to their house changed while she was shopping
Not-so-fun fact:• Separated from his first wife Isabel Jeans twice before going through with the divorce the third time after she admitted adultery and miscarried Gilbert Wakefield's baby
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10. Ernest Borgnine (1917-2012): 5 marriagesGap-toothed and bushy eyebrowed actor, and voice of Mermaid Man on Spongebob Squarepants from 1999 to 2012, Ernest Borgnine married 5 times:1. Rhoda Kemins (1949-1958)
2. Katy Jurado (1959-1963)
3. Ethel Merman (1964-1964)
4. Donna Rancourt (1965-1972)
5. Tova Traesnaes (1973-2012, his death)
Fun facts:• Ernest's marriage to his third wife Ethel Merman lasted only 42 days which was spent mostly insulting and fighting with each other, and Ethel dedicated a chapter in her autobiography to their marriage that was only a blank page
• His fifth wife Tova Traesnaes was 24 years his junior
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11. Henry Fonda (1905-1982): 5 marriagesActor and father of Jane Fonda, Henry Fonda tied the knot 5 times:1. Margaret Sullavan (1931-1933)
2. Frances Seymour Brokaw (1936-1950, her death)
3. Susan Blanchard (1950-1956)
4. Afdera Franchetti (1957-1961)
5. Shirlee Fonda (1965-1982, his death)
Fun fact:• Was known as a ladies' man in Hollywood and had numerous affairs with actresses
Not-so-fun facts:• Henry was known as being emotionally distant with a temper and according to Henry's son Peter, Peter didn't know how his father felt about him until Henry was elderly, and Peter heard "I love you, son" for the first time
• 3 1/2 months after he asked for a divorce, his second wife Frances Seymour Brokaw committed suicide
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12. Clark Gable (1901-1960): 5 marriagesActor, chainsmoker, and alleged rapist, Clark Gable married 5 times:1. Josephine Dillon (1924-1930)
2. Maria Langham (1931-1939)
3. Carole Lombard (1939-1942, her death)
4. Sylvia Ashley (1949-1952)
5. Kay Williams (1955-1960, his death)
Fun fact:• Was a conservative republican while his third wife Carole Lombard was a liberal democrat
Not-so-fun facts:• His fifth wife Kay Williams gave birth to his only son four months after Clark died
• Loretta Young spent the second half of her pregnancy in Europe and gave birth to their daughter Judy in 1935 and she claimed that she adopted the baby Loretta's daughter-in-law Linda Lewis claimed that before Loretta died, she admitted that Clark raped her and she refused to have an abortion because it was a "mortal sin" so she and her family concocted their plan to hide the pregnancy
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13. Judy Garland (1922-1969): 5 marriages4'11" actress, singer, dancer, mother of Liza Minnelli and Lorna Luft, and gay icon, Judy Garland married 5 times:1. David Rose (1941-1944)
2. Vincente Minnelli (1945-1951)
3. Sidney Luft (1952-1965)
4. Mark Herron (1965-1967)
5. Mickey Deans (1969-1969, her death)
Fun fact:• Had several affairs with married men including Orson Welles, Tyrone Power, and Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Not-so-fun facts:• Upon discovering she was pregnant in 1942 David Rose and MGM persuaded Judy to get an abortion so she wouldn't tarnish her good girl image
• Due to her third husband Sidney Luft's gambling, drinking, and abuse, they had a tumultuous relationship which resulted in numerous divorce filings; they separated in 1963 and their divorce was finalized 2 years later
• Her marriage to Mark Herron ended after five months due to his homosexuality and her claim that Mark hit her Mark claims he hit her in self-defense
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14. Cary Grant (1904-1986): 5 marriagesActor, school dropout, and fan of Elvis Presley, Cary Grant married 5 times:1. Virginia Cherrill (1934-1935)
2. Barbara Hutton (1942-1945)
3. Betsy Drake (1949-1962)
4. Dyan Cannon (1965-1968)
5. Barbara Harris (1981-1986, his death)
Not-so-fun facts:• Cary's first wife Virginia Cherrill filed for divorce and claimed he hit her
• Had an affair with Sophia Loren, who was 31 years his junior, and although it ended badly Cary was still in love with her and she eventually tearfully told the director of their film
Houseboat (1958) that Cary was chasing her because he didn't believe that she was in love with producer Carlo Ponti; both men would leave their wives and propose to Loren Sophia chose Carlo
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15. Rita Hayworth (1918-1987): 5 marriagesActress, alcoholic, and former princess, Rita Hayworth was married and divorced 5 times:1. Edward C. Judson (1937-1942)
2. Orson Welles (1943-1947)
3. Prince Aly Khan (1949-1953)
4. Dick Haymes (1953-1955)
5. James Hill (1958-1961)
Fun facts:• With her marriage to Prince Aly Khan in 1949, Rita was the first actress to become a princess (Grace Kelly became a princess in 1956)
• In 1951, after Khan was spotted dancing with Joan Fontaine, Rita threatened to divorce him and moved to Nevada with their daughter Yasmin to establish legal residence to qualify for a divorce, telling him that there had been a kidnapping threat on Yasmin, and she filed for divorce later that year and during their divorce hearing Yasmin played in the courtroom and eventually climbed onto the judge's lap
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Not-so-fun facts:• Rita paid most of her fourth husband Dick Haymes' debts to the IRS and his previous wives, and after a rocky two years together which ended in him hitting her face in public, she left him
• Actor Charlton Heston discussed the verbal abuse he witnessed during an "embarrassing" dinner with Rita and her fifth husband James Hill that left Rita humiliated and in tears
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16. John Huston (1906-1987): 5 marriagesDirector, screenwriter, actor, and father of Anjelica Huston, John Huston married 5 times:1. Dorothy Harvey (1925-1933)
2. Lesley Black (1937-1945)
3. Evelyn Keyes (1946-1950)
4. Enrica Soma (1950-1969, her death)
5. Celeste Shane (1972-1977)
Fun facts:• While married to his second wife Lesley Black he had an affair with Marietta FitzGerald and during one of their romps they were rumored to have broken a friend's bed
• Once had a pet monkey and when third wife Evelyn Keyes told him either she or the monkey would have to leave, he told her to leave
• After he and fourth wife Enrica Soma separated, she got pregnant by another man and after she died in a car accident, John brought her daughter Allegra to live with him and eventually adopted her
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17. Boris Karloff (1887-1969): 5 marriagesEnglish actor known for his portrayal of Frankenstien's monster, and self-proclaimed destroyer of snails, Boris Karloff married 5 times:1. Grace Harding (1910-1913)
2. Montana Laurena Williams (1920-1922)
3. Helene Vivian Soule (1924-1928)
4. Dorothy Stine (1930-1946)
5. Evelyn Hope Helmore (1946-1969)
Fun facts:• A day after divorcing his fourth wife Dorothy Stine, Boris married Dorothy's best friend Evelyn Hope Helmore (it was apparently a pattern that he would marry the "other woman" with whom he had been having affairs with after divorcing)
• According to a historian, Boris was a serial adulterer and was actually married 7 or 8 times
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18. Ginger Rogers (1911-1995): 5 marriagesActress, dancer, singer, and Hollywood's highest paid star in 1942, Ginger Rogers married and divorced 5 times:1. Jack Pepper (1929-1931)
2. Lew Ayres (1934-1940)
3. Jack Briggs (1943-1949)
4. Jacques Bergerac (1953-1957)
5. William Marshall (1961-1969)
Fun facts:• Married her first husband Jack Pepper, her then dance partner, when she was 17 but they separated soon after the wedding
• Ginger's fourth husband Jacques Bergerac was 16 years her junior
• All of her marriages lasted under a decade each
Honorable MentionsSome other stars that married 5 times include: Constance Bennett, Richard Burton, Eddie Fisher, Pauline Frederick, Celeste Holm, Herbert Marshall, Victor Mature, Lyle Talbot, Johnny Weissmuller, and Jane Wyman.
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