Hollywood Couples

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson had fallen for each other after starring in a few films together, but Tom was going through a divorce and Rita was engaged to another man at the time. Rita realized her love for Tom and called off the engagement, and once Tom's divorce went through, he proposed to Rita.

Their careers could not be more adverse, though what they shared in common was their being entirely irresistible to the opposite sex. Widely recognized as two of the most desirable celebrities in the history of Hollywood, their performances and bankable sex appeal cemented their statuses as Hollywood staples, bringing them together in their rare status as international stars.

Fernando Lamas and Arlene Dahl were two of the most iconic personalities in cinema history, whose characters and immediately recognizable charms became definitive fixtures in the annals of Hollywood history. Their unique performances are stuff of legends, while their personal ties may be less familiar to the general public.

The high-profile marriage of Marilyn Monroe of Joe DiMaggio was shaping up to be the beginning of a celebrity dynasty, with each of them inarguably holding stature as the most topical and in-demand figures in their respective arenas.

Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin started dating after co-starring in The Marrying Man together, and after years of courtship, Kim agreed to marry Alec. Both actors continued to star in big budget films, but, as their careers progressed, their relationship deteriorated.

What originally began as an affair between one of Hollywood's most desirable international stars and his best friend's wife would ultimately become one of the most iconic celebrity relationships in the history of cinema. They would eventually develop a budding romance that transcended into their professional lives, with their off-screen chemistry translating on-screen in a number of successes.

Clark Gable and Carole Lombard's romance has oft been the subject of mystery and intrigue, with their status as a power couple of royal proportions propelling them to the top of the social ladder in the wildly excessive Hollywood scene.

Before Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth had even met, they were simultaneously influencing the world through their incomparable works, and it only seemed organic that two celebrities as iconic and renowned as Welles and Hayworth would come into contact, whether romantic or professional.

Two of the biggest stars of their era, William Powell and Jean Harlow ascended through the ranks of the Hollywood hierarchy and became two of the most iconic faces in their own right. When they met, it was electric from the beginning, with both of their beloved personalities meshing and forming a bond as organic off-screen as it was on.

Despite being involved with their own respective significant others at the time and both claiming to be initially weary of one another, Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid saw a budding romance emerge out of a fruitful on-screen collaboration, one which would experience ups and downs alongside their successful, albeit inconsistent, careers.