There is an old belief that Hollywood marriages are always doomed and won’t last. Some of the stars from back in the day like James Stewart, Jack Benny, Henry Fonda, Bob Hope, etc. Burns had long and successful marriages. Still the feeling persists among many outsiders that Hollywood marriages are doomed for failure. Here is a list of fifteen celebrity marriages that will disprove that. All of these are 40 years or longer. I am sure some of these couples will surprise you, as they did me.

Alan and Arlene Alda – 68 years

Sam Elliot and Katherine Ross – 42 years

Jeff Bridges and Susan Geston – 58 years

Frankie and Kathryn Avalon – 63 years

Bob and Ginny Newhart – 61 years at the time of his passing in 2024.

Dolly Parton and Carl Dean – 59 years until Dean passed away in 2025

Samuel L. and LaTanya Jackson – 46 years

Eric and Dale Braeden – 60 years

Bob and Dolores Hope – 69 years until his death in 2003

Ron Howard and Cheryl Ally – 51 years

James Garner and Lois Clarke – 58 years until his death in 2016.

Gloria and Emilio Estefan – 48 years

Kirk Douglas and Anne Buydens – 70 years until his death in 2020

Christopher and Georgeanne Walken – 58 years

 And the grand champion of all………..

William Daniels and Bonnie Bartlett – 71 years!

There are many more that have endure time and made it a glorious pairing of two people in love. Fact is, there are probably a lot more solid marriages in Hollywood than anywhere else. I’m in the 50 plus club between my late wife Flo and now Carole. When it’s the right person and time there is nothing better.

Art Koch, National Features and DVD Editor, NightMoves Magazine and AAN