12 Classic Stars Who Got Married Several Times

By Nakeisha Campbell June 7, 2017

A lot of today’s most popular celebrities have been married at least twice. But while most of us can barely wrap our heads around the idea of having three or four former spouses, it’s nothing compared to classic stars who’ve had up to nine marriages.

Legendary actor Mickey Rooney said the words “I do” over eight times — but this was no surprise, considering he had quite the reputation with women.

“He went through the ladies like a hot knife through fudge,” Ava Gardner once said. The actress married Mickey when she was just 19, and unfortunately, they separated after a year.

According to Mickey, however, his marriages weren’t for show. He admitted that he really did care about his past wives.

“People say, ‘How can you be married eight times?’ But I played the hand dealt me the way I was supposed to. I was friendly with most of my ex-wives. My God, there’s a Mickey Rooney’s Former Wives Marching Band!” he once joked.

Now, whether we’ve been through two divorces or five, we’re in no position to judge these celebrities. Marriages can be tough and it’s sometimes impossible for them to work out. However, knowing that stars like Elizabeth Taylor and Judy Garland have experienced this makes us relate to them all the more.

Check out our gallery of all the classic stars who got married several times.

Elizabeth Taylor

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Elizabeth Taylor was married eight times.

She was married eight times to seven men, including Conrad Hilton, Jr., Michael Wilding, Michael Todd, Eddie Fisher, John Warner, and Larry Fortensky, and Richard Burton (twice).
Mickey Rooney

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Mickey Rooney was married eight times.

His first marriage was to the iconic singer and actress Ava Gardner, but it only lasted for one year. He then married seven more women, including Betty Jane Rase, Martha Vickers, Elaine Devry, Barbara Ann Thomason, Marge Lane, Carolyn Hockett, and Jan Chamberlin
Tony Curtis

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Tony Curtis was married six times.

The Some Like It Hot star was married to famous actress Janet Leigh for over 11 years. After they divorced, he married again five times. His spouses included Christine Kaufmann, Leslie Allen, Andrea Savio, Lisa Deutsch, and Jill Vandenberg.
Zsa Zsa Gabor

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Zsa Zsa Gabor was married nine times.

The Death of a Scoundrel actress had a whopping nine marriages, but her most notable spouse was actor George Sanders. And believe it or not, her older sister Magda also married him after the two divorced!

Zsa Zsa's other husbands included Burhan Asaf Belge, Conrad Hilton, Herbert Hutner, Joshua S. Cosden, Jr., Jack Ryan, Michael O'Hara, Felipe de Alba, and Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt.
Lana Turner

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Lana Turner was married eight times.

Her first marriage was to Artie Shaw, a composer, bandleader, and actor. But their marriage only lasted for a year, and Lana went on to have over seven more marriages. Her spouses included Joseph Stephen Crane (whom she married twice), Henry J. Topping, Lex Barker, Fred May, Robert Eaton, and Ronald Dante.
Rue Mcclanahan

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Rue McClanahan was married six times.

The Golden Girls actress married several men, including Tom Bish, Norman Hartweg, Peter DeMaio, Gus Fisher, Tom Keel, and Morrow Wilson.
Gloria Swanson

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Gloria Swanson was married six times.

She got married to her first husband and actor Wallace Beery when she was just 17 years old, but they divorced just two years later. She then married restaurant owner Herbert K. Somborn, French aristocrat Henri de la Falaise, William Davey, and William Dufty.
Clark Gable

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Clark Gable was married five times.

He married American actress Josephine Dillon for six years and then got divorced. Afterwards, he married four more women, including Maria Langham, Carole Lombard, Sylvia Ashley, and Kay Williams.
Judy Garland

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Judy Garland was married five times.

The Wizard of Oz actress was married to songwriter David Rose for three years. Then she married stage director Vincente Minnelli, Sidney Luft, Mark Herron, and nightclub manager Mickey Deans.
Cary Grant

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Cary Grant was married five times.

His many spouses included Barbara Harris, Dyan Cannon, Betsy Drake, Barbara Hutton, and Virginia Cherrill.
Rita Hayworth

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Rita Hayworth was married five times.

The Gilda star's spouses included writer George Orson Welles, Edward C. Judson, Prince Aly Khan, Dick Haymes, and film producer James Hill.
Hedy Lamarr

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Hedy Lamarr was married six times.

She fled from her first spouse Fritz Mandl to pursue her acting career, then went on to get married five more times. Her husbands included Gene Markey, John Loder, Teddy Stauffer, W. Howard Lee, and Lewis J. Boies.