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Bogart and Bacall met while filming 1944's 'To Have and Have Not,' married in 1945, and made three other films together, making them a classic both on- and off-screen.

▲What began as an affair turned into a real relationship and marriage, which lasted from 1951 to 1953. It was hot while it lasted!

▲Hollywood's golden couple of the moment eloped, and actually managed to stay together for a decade.

▲In 1952, the already iconic Monroe began dating the retired New York Yankee, which escalated to marriage in early 1954, though it didn't last long.

▲The Hollywood 'Singin' in the Rain' sweetheart and the beloved singer/actor married in 1955, and later had two children: Carrie Fisher and Todd Fisher. Unfortunately, Eddie's previous appearance on this list is why they divorced...

▲While married to Debbie Reynolds, Fisher had an infamous affair with Taylor. They married in 1959, but that proved to be their peak, as they split a few years later.

▲After costarring on Broadway together, Hepburn and Ferrer got hitched in Switzerland, and a year later they starred in the film version of 'War and Peace.'

▲Actress Joan Crawford wed her fourth and final husband, the CEO of Pepsi-Cola, in a Las Vegas wedding. What followed was an addictive-to-watch glitzy California life, until Steele died a year later by heart attack.

▲Shortly after their studio-arranged date, the pair tied the knot in 1957. They split after four years, but reconciled and remarried in 1972, until Wood's life was suspiciously cut short. A gripping tale from beginning to end.

▲Hollywood royalty met real-life royalty when Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1956. It is still known as the "wedding of the century."

▲In 1961, the Kennedys became cemented in US history as president and first lady. The pair had married nearly a decade earlier, but this particular year showcased their style and sense of glamour to the whole country.

▲The Mexican-American actress and Hollywood heartthrob wed in 1960, producing two children in their fiery romance. The flame was extinguished, however, in 1962, when Brando fell for his costar in a remake of a movie that Castaneda originally starred in!

▲The eclectic actress/singer revealed to Ebony later in life that her relationship with the award-winning Hollywood musical director started as a necessary tactic to break into the largely white, male industry, but that she grew to really love him.

▲When the stars met in 1961, Brooks was taken, but by 1963 they were together, in love, and celebrating Bancroft's Oscar for her role in 'The Miracle Worker.'

▲Though controversial because Tracy was married, their crackling chemistry was preserved on-screen in an incredible list of classic films, and they were deemed one of the hottest Hollywood couples.

▲Going on their 10-year mark, these actors set the bar very high for romantics. They lasted 50 years in total, until Newman passed away.

▲In 1965, Sonny and Cher released their love anthem, 'I Got You Babe,' which hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts. It was a great year for them.

▲Just as Eddie Fisher left someone for Taylor, Taylor left Fisher for Burton. They'd began an on-set affair during 'Cleopatra,' and in 1964, nine days after getting divorced from Fisher, Taylor married Burton.

▲One of Hollywood's most endearing couples, the 'Sound of Music' star and 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' director worked on 'Darling Lili' together in 1968, and wed the following year.

▲This politically active couple made the most headlines in 1969, with their Bed-Ins for Peace and nonviolent protests in Amsterdam in place of their honeymoon.

▲Riding a fame high from 'Funny Girl' and 'Hello, Dolly!', Streisand had enough buzz alone without the added success of her then-husband Elliot Gould, who starred in 'M.A.S.H.,' one of the highest-grossing films of the decade.

▲After costarring in 1971's 'Klute' (for which Fonda won Best Actress), a romance blossomed. The two joined forces and protested the Vietnam War as well.

▲Two of the biggest pop stars in the world at the time got hitched in 1972, which was also the same year Simon saw huge success with 'You're So Vain.'

▲The already-famous actors starred in 1972's 'The Getaway' and were married the following year.

▲New to LA, Huston was in her early twenties when she fell for Nicholson. She later detailed the dark story of what was going on behind the gossip, in her 2014 book, 'Watch Me: A Memoir.'

▲Not satisfied with having one year to themselves, this tumultuous duo had divorced in 1974, only to reconcile and remarry each other one year later. Above all else, they were always interesting.

▲Majors had already found fame in 'The Six Million Dollar Man' the same year they married in 1973, but Fawcett launched their romance even higher in 1976 with 'Charlie's Angels.'

▲These two were the epitome of the late '70s, and model Jerry Hall fit right in with the Rolling Stones front man, gallivanting around New York with their perfect cheek bones.

▲Two of the hottest Hollywood entities in the late seventies made quite the glamorous pair together, and they could likely have shared wardrobes!

▲The couple was married in 1979, and Boyd later reflected that Clapton's swoon-inducing song 'Wonderful Tonight' encapsulated the best of their relationship.

▲In 1980, Paul Simon released the album and movie 'One-Trick Pony,' which he wrote and starred in, while Fisher reprised her role as Princess Leia in 'The Empire Strikes Back.' Talk about epic!

▲Eyes from all over the world watched the iconic royal wedding on July 29.

▲This longtime couple also costarred in 'Swing Shift' in 1984, and though they famously chose not to wed, their relationship has lasted longer than most celebrity marriages.

▲DeVito was starring in 'Taxi' and Pearlman was in 'Cheers,' two of the biggest shows of the time, when they also decided to tie the knot.

▲This year saw the release of 'Rocky IV,' which both the action-movie hero and young model starred in, as well as 'Rambo: First Blood Part 2.'

▲The Hollywood power couple married in Vegas in 1987 and reigned supreme until their 1998 split.

▲This couple tied the knot in 1986, and they would go on to last until the age-old affair trope came into the story.

▲An actress known for 'The Cosby Show' and a musician making a name for himself eloped in Las Vegas in 1987, welcoming their daughter Zoë one year later. Though they're no longer together, they're still somehow relationship goals.

▲They met while filming the 1988 film 'Lemon Sky,' and were married the year it was released. Along with several later films they did together, their real-life love has gone the distance.

▲In 1990, Kidman and Cruise starred in 'Days of Thunder' and got married. Of course, it didn't last, and they both moved on to other celebrities.

▲It was a big year for them musically, as Nirvana released the alternative rock classic 'Nevermind' and Love's band Hole released their acclaimed album 'Pretty on the Inside.' The pair would marry in early 1992.

▲While Basinger was in the news for a contract case involving the film 'Boxing Helena,' the pair also stirred up other news with their marriage in 1993.

▲The model and the musician tied in the knot in 1992, and Bowie has said that he knew from the moment he'd met her that she would be his wife.

▲One of the most eye-catching romances to ever hit red carpets, Moss was just 20 years old when she met the 31-year-old actor, but they enjoyed several years of publicly displayed affection together.

▲This ideal couple got married on New Year's Eve, and if that's not the best way to claim a year then we don't know what is.

▲Their costarring performances in 'Cruel Intentions' led to a marriage and babies, and though it didn't last, they sure looked good while it did.

▲After starring together in 'Se7en,' Pitt and Paltrow indulged in a young, hot, ephemeral love.

▲In 2000, one of the biggest movie stars married one of the biggest TV stars of the time. What could go wrong?

▲Fresh off consecutive Oscar wins for 'Philadelphia' and 'Forrest Gump,' Hanks starred in 'Toy Story' and 'Apollo 13' in 1995. What completed the perfect picture was his picture-perfect relationship with Wilson.

▲The attractive pair tied the knot in '97, after Bassett had collected her fame from 'Waiting to Exhale,' and Vance had collected his from 'The Preacher's Wife.' They're still going strong!

▲Epitomizing the early 2000s, Spears and Timberlake left 'The Mickey Mouse Club' in the past and took on some more adult subject matter. It didn't last, but their breakup did produce two great songs.

▲Though they'd been together for a while, 2003 marked their first huge peak and the start of their reign. It was also they year they danced in front of a burning car in the video for 'Crazy in Love.'

▲This year saw the hot 'Jenny from the Block' video, which featured "Bennifer" making out on a yacht. They also got engaged, though it was short-lived. After nearly two decades apart, the couple got together in 2021 and announced their marriage on Sunday, July 17, 2022.

▲This romance had started years earlier, but in 2004 their MTV reality show 'Newlyweds' was the engine behind their fame. Of course, Simpson filed for divorce in late 2005.

▲Very (very) shortly after ending things with Jennifer Aniston, Brangelina took the world by surprise, marking the year with their hit film 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith.'

▲The couple met, announced their engagement a year later, married, had four kids, and tons of career highs. The best part of 2006, however, was how they mastered the fame-fortune-family trio, and that they could proudly don ensembles like this.

▲The model and the musician met in 2003, when Klum was pregnant with another man's child, whom Seal adopted, and they were married in 2005. In 2007, the two sang a duet at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

▲One of the greatest years in the LGBTQ entertainment industry was when de Rossi and DeGeneres announced their engagement in May 2008 and were married just three months later.

▲After Barack's historical presidential win, the US got a first couple who deeply loved, respected, and supported each other, and one year doesn't equate to their influence.

▲A year after some 2009 flirting, the eccentric pair announced their engagement. They wed in a private ceremony in India, but split a couple years later.

▲One of the greatest fairy-tale weddings took place on April 29, 2011.

▲In 2012, after costarring in 'The Place Beyond the Pines,' all eyes were on these two. Their romance rumors had all but been confirmed by multiple sightings of some serious PDA.

▲Just when people really thought George would remain a bachelor forever, he met his match in the high-profile human rights lawyer. They were married in 2014, but 2015 was the year of public appearances.

▲These two had been together since 2012, but 2016 was the year that brought them even closer. It's when Kim stood up for Kanye's controversial Taylor Swift lyric in 'Famous,' as well as the infamous armed robbery in Paris. They proved to be an unstoppable force, that is until news of a divorce became public in early 2021.

▲After meeting on the set of 'Green Lantern,' they moved from friends to romance to marriage in 2012. It was in 2017, however, that people started noticing their red carpet power and their absolutely hilarious banter.

▲Every fan of 'That '70s Show' couldn't help but squeal when Kelso and Jackie started dating in real life. The went public-ish in 2012, and were engaged by 2014.

▲This modern fairy-tale romance was sealed in May 2018, in what was surely spectacle of the year.

▲This crazy-talented couple has been "relationship goals" for a while, but Legend's 2014 Grammy performance of 'All of Me,' a song he wrote for Teigen and performed directly to her, made this their year.

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Many people forget that the 'Sex and the City' star dated the Hollywood bad boy, and while it fizzled out over years, the beginning was all sparks.

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There are few better ways to mark the passing eras of the entertainment industry than taking stock of all the celebrity flings, affairs, and lifelong romances that dominated the headlines.

Click through to see which iconic celebs were the "it" couple the year you were born.

Who was the "it" couple the year you were born?

The iconic power couples that marked the times

23/07/24 por StarsInsider

CELEBRITY Celebrity couples

There are few better ways to mark the passing eras of the entertainment industry than taking stock of all the celebrity flings, affairs, and lifelong romances that dominated the headlines.

Click through to see which iconic celebs were the "it" couple the year you were born.