Barbara Rush, Warren Cowan's 1959 wedding album is a who’s who of Hollywood Royalty
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Barbara Rush and Warren Cowan's daughter, FOX News Channel senior correspondent Claudia Cowan, shares exclusive photos from her parents' wedding in 1959.
The guest list reads like a marquee: Frank Sinatra trading quips with Milton Berle; Dean Martin juggling a cigarette and dinner plate at the buffet; Ronald Reagan discussing the menu with Mom. Barbara Rush and Warren Cowan posed for a photo with their mothers on their wedding day in 1959 at Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis' estate in Beverly Hills. (Claudia Cowan) Barbara Rush and Janet Leigh sharing a private moment during the reception. (Claudia Cowan) Peter Lawford posing with Cowan's daughters, Linda and Bonnie. (Claudia Cowan) Barbara Rush and Shirley MacLaine holding hands and smiling. (Claudia Cowan) Jack Lemmon signed Barbara Rush and Warren Cowan's wedding certificate as one of the witnesses. (Claudia Cowan) Tony Curtis wore a white suit jacket and black pants to the wedding. (Claudia Cowan) Doris Day and Tony Curtis shared a laugh and a dance while celebrating at the reception. (Claudia Cowan) Tony Curtis and Barbara Rush shared a dance while at the wedding reception. (Claudia Cowan) Dean Martin filling up while at the buffet during the reception. (Claudia Cowan) Dean Martin performing for those in attendance at the wedding ceremony. (Claudia Cowan) Shirley MacLaine and Barbara Rush filling up their plates. (Claudia Cowan) Barbara Rush and Ronald Reagan filling up their plates at the buffet. (Claudia Cowan) Barbara Rush speaking with her acting coach Estelle Harman and her husband, Sam Harmon. (Claudia Cowan) Dean Martin and Janet Leigh perform for the crowd while celebrating at the reception. (Claudia Cowan) Dean Martin and Milton Berle addressing the crowd while at Barbara Rush and Warren Cowan's wedding. (Claudia Cowan) Dean Martin snapping a few photos of guests at the wedding reception. (Claudia Cowan) Tony Curtis and Milton Berle laughing together. (Claudia Cowan) Tony Curtis attended Barbara Rush and Warren Cowan's wedding on crutches. (Claudia Cowan) Tony Curtis, Frank Sinatra and Shirley MacLaine having a discussion at the wedding reception. (Claudia Cowan) Tony Curtis and Milton Berle share a laugh, while Frank Sinatra stands behind them. (Claudia Cowan) Barbara Rush and Warren Cowan driving away in a car together following their wedding. (Claudia Cowan) A portrait of Warren Cowan and Barbara Rush on their wedding day. (Claudia Cowan) The invitation to Barbara Rush and Warren Cowan's wedding. (Claudia Cowan) Kirk Douglas and Warren Cowan holding an embrace, while Tony Curtis stands behind them. (Claudia Cowan) Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis and Doris Day conversing with other guests at the wedding. (Claudia Cowan) Tony Curtis speaking with Gene Kelly and his first wife, Jeanne Coyne. (Claudia Cowan) Milton Berle, Tony Curtis and Frank Sinatra take a smoke break. (Claudia Cowan) Barbara Rush and Warren Cowan posing with Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, producer Harold Mirisch and other guests while at their wedding. (Claudia Cowan) Barbara Rush and Warren Cowan speaking with French actor Louis Jordan while at their wedding. (Claudia Cowan) Warren Cowan, Barbara Rush, Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood pose for a photo during the wedding reception. (Claudia Cowan) Jack Benny, Barbara Rush and Warren Cowan pose for a photo during the wedding reception. (Claudia Cowan) Milton Berle and Tony Curtis enjoying themselves during the wedding reception. (Claudia Cowan) Dean Martin laughing with other wedding guests, including Jeanie Martin, producer Harold Mirisch, comic Mort Saul and restaurateur Mike Romanoff. (Claudia Cowan) Barbara Rush and Warren Cowan photographed with Jack Lemmon, Felicia Farr and other guests. (Claudia Cowan) Warren Cowan photographed with Patricia Kennedy Lawford and his mother-in-law. (Claudia Cowan) Frank Sinatra chatting with Marty Melcher and Harold Mirisch while at the wedding reception. (Claudia Cowan) Frank Sinatra, Tony Curtis and Milton Berle photographed at Barbara Rush and Warren Cowan's wedding. (Claudia Cowan) Shirley MacLaine, Warren Cowan, Dean Martin, Barbara Rush and Frank Sinatra pose for a photo at the wedding. (Claudia Cowan) Frank Sinatra sharing a laugh with other wedding guests while at the reception. (Claudia Cowan) Rock Hudson and Harold Mirisch laughing together at the wedding reception. (Claudia Cowan) Edward G. Robinson posing with Barbara Rush and Warren Cowan at the reception. (Claudia Cowan) Claudia Cowan looking at her parents' wedding album. (Claudia Cowan) Claudia Cowan has served as FOX News Channel’s San Francisco-based senior correspondent for more than 20 years. She joined the network as a San Francisco correspondent in 1998.
There's Jack Lemmon signing the marriage license as a witness. Shirley MacLaine doubled over in laughter. Doris Day, Edward G. Robinson, Louis Jourdan, Rock Hudson, Peter Lawford and Patricia Kennedy, Jack Benny, Gene Kelly, Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood — all rubbing elbows with the newlyweds.