They thought marriages that last happened fast .That was the only time the government allows marriage .None of the above choices .They had other plans and wanted to get it over with .
What may be the reason they got married so hastily ?
) And one day , I 'll be able to say " We were married for 50 years , just like the Newmans . " From all appearances , the Newmans love was every bit as electric and as genuine as it looked on - screen . They were married in a hasty Las Vegas ceremony straight after wrapping " The Long Hot Summer " in 1958 .