Celebrities Who are Alive and Kickin’ and Still Very Much in Love with Their Partners
Jaclyn Smith, 75 – Married for 24 Years
One of the pretty faces to grace the small screen through the original Charlie’s Angels television show was actress Jaclyn Smith, who played the role of Kelly Grant. She’s had a successful acting career, having starred in The Bourne Identity and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy.
Smith has been divorced three times before, and all of her 3 exes belonged to the entertainment industry. That’s probably why she decided to switch things up when she married the fourth time. She wed Brad Allen in 1997 and he is a cardio-thoracic surgeon from Houston.
Jim Brown, 84 – Married for 24 Years
Football Hall of Famer and retired NFL legend Jim Brown is widely regarded as the greatest running backs in the history of football, and with good reason. He played for the Cleveland Browns between 1957 and 1965 and even became an actor just before ending his football career.

Jim’s personal life is messy, as his first wife, Sue, divorced him after 9 years of marriage and alleged gross neglect. He was then arrested multiple times for assaulting and battering different women and his golf partner! Despite this, Monique Brown decided to be his second wife in 1997 and they have three kids together. The pair is said to be together, despite a difficult marriage.
Undoubtedly, some of the costliest divorces in the world have occurred in Hollywood and among famous people. And yet, there is some hope for the older generations of stars, who have managed to keep the spark alive for decades and longer!
Come take a look at your favourite stars of yesteryears, who give young lovers hope for the future…
While they managed successful acting and singing careers in showbiz, they also managed to keep their marriages and relationships going in the midst of it all. It surely wasn’t a cake walk, with divorce lawyers circling like vultures, but love prevailed!

Barbara Mandrell, 72 – Married for 54 Years
Famous country singer Barbara Mandrell may have retired from the music industry in 1997, but she is still remembered for her hit songs titled ‘Sleeping Single in a Double Bed,’ and ‘I was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool.’ These days, she pursues her hobbies and spends time with her husband.
While the marriages of her contemporaries have crumbled, she has been married to Ken Dudney since 1967, making their union 54-years-old! Dudney was the drummer for her family’s eponymous band, the Mandrell Family Band. They pair have 3 kids together.
Jerry Jones, 78 – Married for Years 58 Years
Billionaire businessman Jerry Jones is the owner and manager of NFL’s Dallas Cowboys since ’89 and ever since he was younger, seems to be in the news for his controversial doings and comments! But he knows what he’s doing, since he had a fairly successful football career himself.

While most billionaires seem to have a long line of ex-wives, Jerry Jones is a one-woman man and has been married to his college sweetheart, Eugenia Jones since 1963. Their first date was way back in 1960, when they went out to the county fair, with their friends in tow. They are blessed with a happy family and 3 kids.
Tony Bennett, 94 – Married for 14 Years

Mastering the genres of pop, big band, jazz and show tunes, singer and musician Tony Bennett found his signature tune when he recorded ‘I Left My Heart in San Francisco’ in 1962, and again tried reviving his career in the ‘80s and ‘90s.
After two divorces, which were brought on by the difficult circumstances of being on the road for too long and his drug habit, Tony straightened up his act by 2007 and married Susan Crow. She keeps him feeling young at heart and is also 40 years his junior.