February 25, 1958
Paulette Goddard & Erich Maria Remarque

Remarque & Goddard

Remarque was famous German author of the novel All Quiet on the Western Front. It gave him access to the Hollywood world, where he was romantically linked to women such as Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich. Goddard on the other hand was an actress that starred in several movies, including Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times, and had married two, maybe even three times before!

Their lifestyles allowed their paths to cross in 1947 in a Beverly Hills flower shop, and the relationship became serious in 1951. Though there were rumors of them getting married in Milan, Rome, and New York, the happy couple quietly sneaked off to Branford, Connecticut and had a simple ceremony in a town court on February 25th 1958.

Despite their seemingly conflicting personalities, it seems as if this marriage was truly full of love since it didn’t end until Remarque’s death in 1970.