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Elizabeth O’Rourke is an Australian pharmacist best known as the only woman ever married to legendary British actor Terence Stamp. Raised in Singapore before moving to Australia, Elizabeth met Stamp while working at a pharmacy in Sydney’s Bondi area. Their unusual romance attracted attention because of their roughly 35-year age difference: Stamp was in his late 50s when they met, while Elizabeth was in her early 20s. They married on New Year’s Eve 2002 and divorced in April 2008. Unlike her famous former husband, Elizabeth largely disappeared from public life afterward. Elizabeth O’Rourke Quick Bio Detail Information Full Name Elizabeth…

Tamra Cantore, born Tamra Zinn, is an American former Weather Channel executive, author, mother and longtime Parkinson’s research advocate. Many people first recognize her as the former wife of famous meteorologist Jim Cantore, but her own story reaches far beyond that marriage. Tamra spent years helping The Weather Channel grow, raised two children while dealing with young-onset Parkinson’s disease, created Team Cantore and ultimately helped raise more than $1 million for Parkinson’s research. Her fundraising has been recognized by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, which has documented her work as a Team Fox fundraiser. Tamra Cantore Quick…

Sara Recor, later known as Sara Fleetwood, is an American woman best remembered as the former wife of Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood and as a longtime friend of Stevie Nicks. Sara became part of Fleetwood Mac’s famously complicated personal history in 1978, when she began a relationship with Mick while she was still married to music-industry figure Jim Recor. She and Mick eventually married in Malibu on April 24, 1988. Sara was also genuinely involved in music: she sang background vocals on Mick Fleetwood’s The Visitor and later on Stevie Nicks’ Street Angel. Most intriguingly, Stevie has confirmed that…

Jonathan Wiedemann is an American former fashion model, Harvard graduate and longtime technology/design professional best known publicly as the second husband of actress and model Isabella Rossellini and the father of Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann. A 1983 TIME profile described Jonathan as a 25-year-old Texan who had graduated magna cum laude from Harvard, studied visual arts and political science, and was pursuing graduate filmmaking studies at New York University while modeling professionally. His life later took a surprising turn from fashion into Microsoft, online gaming and mixed-reality design. Isabella Rossellini biography Jonathan Wiedemann Quick Bio Detail Information Full Name Jonathan Wiedemann…

Ludlow Ogden Smith, affectionately known as “Luddy,” was an American businessman, Philadelphia socialite and U.S. Navy officer best remembered as the only man Katharine Hepburn ever married. The couple wed in December 1928, when Hepburn was only beginning her acting career, and divorced in 1934. Yet their story did not end bitterly. Hepburn later spoke warmly about the man who had supported her when she was struggling to establish herself and remained his friend for decades afterward. For the wider story of her remarkable career, see Katharine Hepburn’s biography. Quick Bio Detail Information Full Name Ludlow Ogden Smith Nickname Luddy…

Richard Carleton Meeker, sometimes called Richard “Dick” Meeker, was an American salesman, World War II Navy veteran, and the first husband of legendary television actress Mary Tyler Moore. He married Moore in 1955 when she was only 18 and he was 28, years before she became famous through The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Their marriage produced Moore’s only child, Richard Carleton “Richie” Meeker Jr. After the couple divorced in 1962, Richard largely stayed away from Hollywood attention and later lived in Northern California. He died in Sacramento in 2013 at age 86. Mary Tyler…

Ragnar Fredriksson was a Swedish salesman and musician best remembered as the first husband of Anni-Frid “Frida” Lyngstad, years before she became one of the four members of ABBA. Ragnar and Frida met through Sweden’s local dance-band scene, performed music together, formed Anni-Frid Four, and had two children, Hans Ragnar Fredriksson and Ann Lise-Lotte Fredriksson. Their marriage ended before ABBA became famous, and Ragnar then stayed almost completely outside the spotlight. For readers discovering him through Frida’s later fame, Anni-Frid Lyngstad’s biography provides the broader ABBA context. Quick Bio Detail Information Full Name Ragnar Fredriksson Nationality Swedish Known For First…

Dario Sepulveda, usually written Darío Sepúlveda, was the third husband of Colombian drug trafficker Griselda Blanco and the father of her youngest son, Michael Corleone Blanco. Sepulveda lived much of his life outside ordinary public records, but his connection with Blanco placed him inside the violent cocaine trade surrounding Miami and Medellín during the late 1970s and early 1980s. He separated from Blanco in 1983 and returned to Colombia with their young son. Soon afterward, gunmen posing as police officers shot him dead in Medellín while Michael was present. Law-enforcement histories and later reporting have alleged that Blanco arranged the…

Landrus Clark is an American writer and occasional actor who became widely known through his marriage to Jo Marie Payton, the actress famous for playing Harriette Winslow on Family Matters. The couple married on June 17, 1998, and Landrus was publicly described as a novelist while they were together. He also received a small acting credit in the 2001 movie Echos of Enlightenment. Unlike his famous former wife, however, Landrus has spent most of his life outside the entertainment spotlight, leaving basic details such as his birth date, parents, education and current personal life largely private. Quick Bio Detail Information…

Roy Thorsen, whose full name was Roy Thorvald Thorsen, was an American businessman and West Point graduate best remembered publicly as the longtime husband of legendary child actress Margaret O’Brien. Born on November 13, 1930, in Brooklyn, New York, Roy built a professional life outside Hollywood and was described in biographical accounts as a steel-industry executive. He and Margaret married in 1974, raised their daughter Mara Tolene Thorsen, and remained together until Roy’s death on June 4, 2018. In retirement, he discovered an unexpected second passion: digitally restoring old photographs, including priceless images from Margaret’s childhood career. Quick Bio Detail…