10 Songs for Second Weddings-Successful Second Marriages

Paul Newman Joanne Woodward
Rare Photo Shoot Circa 1970
Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward
were married for 50 years

Looking for some alternative music for a second wedding? Is someone you know getting married again?

• This is a list of songs that celebrate finding love again.
  
  The songs might talk about being hurt, being cautious and now you've found the love of your life. 

• There's also a list of successful celebrity second marriages.

There can be so much involved in planning a wedding. 

If you're getting married for the second time, there may be added stress. You could be concerned about what you should do differently from the first time you got married.

Maybe you're a widow or a widower. Maybe this is your third or another trip down the aisle. I've heard suggestions and found lists of songs for second weddings but often they include songs that could be for any wedding.

The songs here could be peppered in with other music, you might want one for your First Dance together. Your 2nd wedding is yours alone, so have it as you wish.

I'm going to give slightly different lists of songs for remarriages to a former spouse or to an old flame, but the songs here are still good for any remarriage. In our experience and with our friends, we've thought out so many situations. The list isn't in any particular order.

Signed Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
8x10 Photo autographed

Ten Songs for Second Weddings

The Second Time Around – Frank Sinatra
Scars And All - Jeff Carson
Two Less Lonely People in the World - Air Supply
Sun Comes Up - John Legend
Making Memories of Us - Keith Urban
So Good - Al Jarreau
I'd Love to be Your Last - Gretchen Wilson
Don't Know Much - Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville
Bless the Broken Road - Rascal Flatts
Twice in a Lifetime - Paul McCartney, from the movie of the same name

A few more...
Darling I Do - Landon Pigg, Lucy Schwartz (from Shrek Forever After)
The Day Before You -  Matthew West
The First Day of My Life - Bright Eyes

Please note: In some cases there are entirely different songs by the same name sung by different artists. Be careful not to download a song without checking it out. An example is The Second Time Around.
And please send in your suggestions and your experiences. How have you personalized a second marriage, remarriage or vow renewal ceremony?

David Bowie and Iman 8x10 glossy

Jeff Carson - Scars And All (2000) Real Life (audio cd/MP3)
Excerpt:

I was living hard and fast
Running from my past

George Burns had been married before (for 26 days)
Then he & Gracie Allen were married nearly 40 years

On the day that I ran into you
Life had taken it's toll
I was staggered by the blows
I'd been through all I could go through

Chorus:
There was scars on my heart
Where love had left it's mark
Wounds that I still carried from the fall
Oh but your love built a bridge
Where I'd put up a wall
And you loved me scars and all ....


Making Memories of Us - Keith Urban
Number one in 2005; From CD Be Here 2004 (audio cd/MP3)
Excerpt:

I wanna honor your mother
I wanna learn from your pa
I wanna steal your attention like a bad outlaw
I wanna stand out in a crowd for you
A man among men
I wanna make your world better than it's ever been

And I'm gonna love you like nobody loves you
And I'll earn your trust making memories of us

We'll follow the rainbow
Wherever the four winds blow
And there'll be a new day
Comin' your way

I'm gonna be here for you from now on
This you know somehow
You've been stretched to the limits but it's alright now
And I'm gonna make you a promise
If there's life after this
I'm gonna be there to meet you with a warm, wet kiss....

Gregory Peck, Deborah Kerr Beloved Infidel

I'd Love To Be Your Last - Gretchen Wilson
2011 single from CD I Got Your Country Right Here (audio cd/MP3)
Excerpt:

If I had it my way, this would be the first time
That I made love
And I would be the first girl that your hands touched
But we've both done our share of livin'
Taking chances we've been given
I've never been too big on looking back
I don't care if I'm your first love,
But I'd love to be your last

If I could do it over I'd have waited for this moment
So I could give my heart to you unbroken
But if our mistakes brought us together
Does it really matter whether
We were saints or sinners in the past?
I don't care if I'm your first love,
But I'd love to be your last ....

Julie Andrews and Jack Lemmon Original Photo

Sun Comes Up - John Legend Live at SOB's
Excerpt:

I know you think I'm like the other man
You let him in and he breaks your heart again
But this things more than physical
I'll free your mind and I'll bless your soul

Tonight we're gonna loose track of time
Body and spirit will intertwine and we'll stay here
The rest of the night and

Baby when the sun comes up, I'm gonna be holding you
It's destiny that your next to me, I'm in love with you
Oh and baby when I wake up, I'm gonna be there with you
A new day rise I wanna look in your eyes when the sun comes up ....

A few Successful Celebrity Second Marriages, Actors and Singers, Personalities:
(One or both of the people may have been married before.)

George Burns and Gracie Allen
Gracie or Bette Davis? Who taught Paul Henreid to light 2 Cigarettes at once?

Original Photo The Lost Man
Sidney Poitier Joanna Shimkus
1969

Bing Crosby and Kathryn Grant
Ronald Colman and Benita Hume
Basil Rathbone and Ouida Bergère
Kirk Douglas and Anne Buydens
Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward
Sidney Poitier and Joanna Shimkus
Julie Andrews and Blake Edwards 
Frank Capra and Lucille Capra
Michael J Fox and Tracy Pollan
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson
Frank Zappa and Gail Zappa
Faith Hill and Tim McGraw
Lon Chaney Jr. and Patsy Beck 
Lon Chaney, Johnny Depp Knives Hands & Love
Walter and Carol Matthau 
Alan Ladd and Sue Carol
Angela Lansbury and Peter Shaw
Dana Andrews and Mary Todd
Steve Allen and Jayne Meadows
Arlene Francis and Martin Gabel
Preston Foster and Sheila Darcy
Peter Falk and Shera Danese 
Eric Idle and Tania Kosevich
Deborah Kerr and Peter Viertel
William Demarest  and Lucile Thayer
Shirley Temple and Charles Alden Black 
Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy
Phil Donahue and Marlo Thomas
Gregory Peck and Veronique Passani
Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith
Walter Mathhau and Carol Marcus
Lee Remick and William Rory "Kip" Gowans
Jack Lemmon and Felicia Farr
Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft 84 Charing Cross Road
Mary Sue Milliken and Josh Schweitzer (Great story, Miliken's business partner and friend, chef Susan Feniger is Schweitzer's ex-wife. I read that she introduced the two of them.)
Kim Novak and Dr. Robert Malloy
Robert De Niro and Grace Hightower
Frederick March and Florence Eldridge
Edward G Robinson and Jane Robinson 
Rob Reiner and Michele Singer
Judith Sheindlin, Judge Judy and Jerry Sheindlin
Martin Clunes and Philippa Braithwaite
Shari Belafonte and Sam Behrens
Cyd Charisse and Tony Martin
Shari Lewis and Jeremy Tarcher
Iman and David Bowie
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos
Some couples have long marriages after more than two tries...
William Powell and Diana Lewis
Mary Pickford and Charles "Buddy" Rogers
Charles Chaplin and Oona O'Neill


Related Pages of Interest:

25 Songs for Anniversary Parties, Renewing your Vows

15 Great Songs for Marrying your first love, Remarrying a former spouse

Contemporary Pop, Rock, Country Memorial Songs




 

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Cary Grant and Ralph Bellamy the Super-Centenarians

Watch your screens! You might be able to catch one of these superheroes for a few hours sometime. What power! Still sending smiles a for over a century. Sheesh! We're celebrating their 110th birthdays this year.

Grab a cup of coffee with Ralph Bellamy
Cary Grant and
Rosalind Russell
His Girl Friday

Actors Cary Grant and Ralph Bellamy appeared together in a pair of screwball comedies,  The Awful Truth (1937) and His Girl Friday (1940).

These are two of the most famous films from the golden era of that genre.

Were Grant and Bellamy alive this year, they may have comic books devoted to them and be assigned their requisite flowing capes as they'd be Super-Centenarians!

Each man would have turned 110 in 2014. Cary Grant (Archibald Alexander Leach) was born January 18, 1904. He his name changed legally on June 26, 1942 when he became became a U.S. citizen.

Ralph Bellamy was born June 17, 1904. What would they choose for their superhero names?

For the record another special actor from the golden era of Hollywood joins the Super-Centenarian Club: Mr. Peter Lorre! He was born June 26, 1904. If anyone knows of a film that featured Cary Grant, Ralph Bellamy and Peter Lorre I'd love to see it. Peter Lorre and Cary Grant were both in Arsenic and Old Lace.

Arsenic and Old Lace Movie Poster (11 x 14 Inches - 28cm x 36cm) 1944
Cary Grant, Raymond Massey, Peter Lorre

Joan Crawford was born March 23, 1904. Glenda Farrell was born June 30, 1904 and silent star Laura La Plante was born November 1, 1904.

Their wonderful female costars were Irene Dunne in The Awful Truth and Rosalind Russell in His Girl Friday. Cary Grant played Walter Burns, Ralph Bellamy played Bruce Baldwin.

A supercentenarian is a person who's reached or passed his or her 110th birthday. So what superpowers would Cary and Ralph possess?

With this definition, we would include many more people. How about Alfred Hitchcock who turns 115 in 2014? Celebrate Mr. Hitchcock was born August 13, 1899.

Watch channels such as Turner Classic Movies (TCM) for marathons of their films, celebrations dedicated to the stars around their birthdays. 

Have your own film festival anytime. Many of their films may be rented and streamed over your computer or TV. If you have a service like Amazon Prime, some will be included in your membership for free. Have a party in their honor.

Grant and Bellamy meet The Awful Truth

Grant's Hollywood Walk of Fame star (1610 Vine Street) is near Clark Gable, Jimmy Durante, Ann Sothern and Donna Reed.

"If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you."
-- A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh  

Also born on January 18th, Norvell "Oliver" Hardy, Danny Kaye, Kevin Costner, Sir Thomas Sopwith and A.A. Milne. Bentley Motors Limited was founded January 18, 1919. 


All born on January 18th actually: Albert Alonzo Ames 1842, Alan Alexander Milne 1882 and Archibald Alexander Leach 1904. Alan Alda is born 10 days later on January 28, 1936.

Sharing a June 17th birthday are notable figures ranging from M. C. Escher and Charles Eames, to Joe Piscopo and radio personality Art Bell.

Singer Barry Manilow was born on June 17, 1943. But he had his first Billboard Hot 100 number one single on January 18 1975: Mandy. 

Ralph Bellamy's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (6542 Hollywood Blvd.) is near those of Monty Woolley, Isaac Stern, Frank Sinatra, Leslie Howard and Orson Welles.  

Walter Burns describing Bruce Baldwin in His Girl Friday: 

"He looks like that fellow in the movies. You know, Ralph Bellamy.(Maybe not surprisingly, Bellamy said in an interview that Cary Grant ad-libbed this line.)

Also in His Girl Friday, Walter Burns:
"Listen the last man that said that to me was Archie Leach just a week before he cut his throat."

Both Ralph Bellamy and Cary Grant received honorary Academy Awards.

Both men coincidentally died on November 29th. Grant died November 29, 1986 (age 82) in Davenport, Iowa. He was touring the country offering a series of live Conversations with Cary Grant.  

Ralph Bellamy died at age 87 on November 29, 1991, Bellamy died from a lung ailment. 

Evenings With Cary Grant: Recollections in His Own Words and by Those Who Knew Him Best talks to people who knew him and also contains his own words.

Author Nancy Nelson worked with Mr. Grant from the start on his lecture series, traveling with him and his wife for part of the time.

I learned of this book when I heard a very interesting interview with the author. The forward is written by Mr. Grant's wife and daughter, Barbara and Jennifer Grant.

His last film was Walk, Don't Run with Samantha Eggar and Jim Hutton 1966. Jim Hutton was the father of actor Timothy Hutton, recently seen on the TV show, Leverage.

You may remember Timothy Hutton dedicated his 1980 Academy Award which he had won for his role in the 1980 movie Ordinary People to his father. Jim Hutton died of liver cancer at the age of only 45.

Bellamy's last film had been Pretty Woman (1990) with Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. He played businessman, James Morse. He was also the evil Dr. Abraham Sapirstein in Rosemary's Baby. Both actors have long and impressive filmographies.

Rosemary's Baby John Cassavetes,Ralph Bellamy, Mia Farrow

A founder and board member of the Screen Actors Guild, Ralph Bellamy also served as  President of the Actors Equity for four terms 1953-1964.  













Fascinating interview with Mr. Bellamy.

I read about his preparation for his role in Sunrise at Campobello where he played Franklin Delano Roosevelt. To depict the President's battle with polio, Bellamy "attended classes in physical therapy, learning to crawl while supporting himself with his hands and arms and holding his legs limp.

"He learned to walk with crutches and leg braces and did daily calisthenics to keep fit." 

When the Smoke Hit the Fan: Ralph Bellamy Autobiography

This and studying recordings of Roosevelt's voice, consulting at with Mrs. Roosevelt and her children were just some of what the actor did to prepare for the part.
-- some info from The New York Times

Bellamy first played the role on Broadway, a part for which he won the Tony Award for Best Actor. Then he played the role in the film version.

Interesting to see an actor reprise a Broadway play role on screen.

Maybe we can have a party in their honor and sing songs like Home on the range and I can't give you anything but love.


You can still see wonderful classic films like Bringing Up Baby and The Philadelphia Story on the big screen.


Links to pages of interest:

Cary, Irene, Claudette and The Awful Truth

Wheelchair Ice Skating 

Fashions of the 1920s Modeled by Silent Film Stars


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We found more documentaries, foreign films, more British television shows and many more old color and black and white films on Amazon. 

Having several of the videos free to watch with Amazon Prime is great. 

There are always movies you want to pay to rent or own. There seems to still be some special films we want to own on DVD.


Sources:
New York Times article on Bellamy
Wikipedia
Actors Equity web site

Bette Davis Ray Charles and Alfred Hitchcock-Paul Henreid Directs

A Direct Line to Paul Henreid

Now, Voyager Poster Movie Spanish
Bette Davis Gladys Cooper
Claude Rains Paul Henreid

Paul Henreid's birthday is January tenth. He was born January 10, 1908. Maybe best known for his roles in movies like Casablanca, Now Voyager, Goodbye Mr. Chips, Deception, Between Two Worlds and The Spanish Main, there's a lot more to his career than what he did in front of the camera.

You can celebrate by watching some of the films and TV shows that he directed.

He was one of a group of stars who went to Washington protesting the excesses of the House Committee on Un-American Activities. 

Mr. Henreid divulges in Ladies' Man: his autobiography, that his career was nearly destroyed by the anti-Communist blacklist.

He began another career directing films and television in the early 1950s. 

One of the films he directed is Dead Ringer (1964) starring Bette Davis. This was the second time Davis played twin sisters. The first was A Stolen Life in 1946.

Dead Ringer Movie poster (1964)
(Bette Davis)(Karl Malden)(Peter Lawford)(Philip Carey)(Jean Hagen)

It's never a good idea to murder your sister and try to take her place. Bad karma to say the least.

Dead Ringer Movie Poster (1964)
Bette Davis and a dog who knows something

Dead Ringer also stars Karl Malden, Peter Lawford, Philip Carey, Jean Hagen, George Macready, Estelle Winwood and George Chandler. The director's daughter, Monika had a minor role in the film as well.

Davis famously references her famous What a dump line from Beyond the Forest in Dead Ringer. 



This was filmed at the Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills. The same family owns the Doheny Mansion where many films and television shows have been shot at this location including Spiderman and X-Men movies. Thanks to an anonymous commenter for this clarification.

The final film he directed was Ballad in Blue in 1964. The movie starred Ray Charles. While on tour in London, Charles visits a school for the blind and in the process befriends an eight-year-old fatherless blind boy named David. The movie is available to stream, rent or buy on DVD.

Others in the cast included Tom Bell, Mary Peach, Dawn Addams and young Piers Bishop as David. The Raelettes played themselves.

Ballad in Blue Original British Lobby Card
Ray Charles, Bumper Cars at Fun Fair

Ray Charles gives live renditions of his hit R&B songs including I Gotta Woman, What'd I Say, Hit The Road Jack, Hallelujah I Love Her So, and Let The Good Times Roll.

Ballad in Blue Lobby Cards

  At least one song, Light out of darkness, was written for the film.

Maybe you've seen Jamie Foxx in the biopic Ray and you've seen Charles himself in movies like The Blues Brothers? Well if you haven't seen it yet, you ought to see this one, too. That's what he'd say.

Paul Henreid and Burt Lancaster Original 8x10" Photo
Rope of Sand, proving to Mr. Hitchcock that Paul could be eerie

Alfred Hitchcock hired Henreid in 1955 despite the blacklist. I read that he went on to direct more than 80 episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents for television. Looking over one available list, I found at least 20 episodes that he directed including the Alfred Hitchcock Hour.

One famous episode, Out There - Darkness, Season 4, Episode 16, Aired January 25, 1959 and starred Bette Davis.

Mr. Henreid directed a variety of episodes throughout the 1950s and 60s, working with many different actors.

In The Last Escape with Keenan Wynn. A practical joke has a devastating effect on an adulterous spouse. Aired January 31, 1961.

Henreid also directed episodes of the popular TV shows Maverick, Bonanza and The Big Valley.


Related Pages of Interest:

Museum Touch Tours for the Visually Impaired 

Did she teach Paul Henreid to light 2 cigarettes at once? Now Voyager

Sammy Davis talks like Jimmy Stewart talks like Bette Davis  

The Doheny Mansion Films




Resources not cited above: The New York Times April 1992

Books to help parents and kids going to the hospital

Books for parents, kids, family members going to the hospital

Inform, Prepare, Ease Children's Fears 

Going to the hospital : For kids with Cancer and more
Many are available in eBook editions, including Kindle, Nook

Have the information with you when and where you need it

Here is a variety of books helpful to parents, families and kids who were anticipating a doctor's visit or surgery. These books have gotten several high ratings and great customer comments. They're a jumping off place for you and your situation. Find the latest editions.

You might prefer audiobooks or ebooks depending on your situation. Is Mom going to the hospital? There are so many great books out there.

One of these could make a very appreciated gift to a friend or family member in a difficult time.

Going to the Hospital (First Experiences) Mr. Rogers First Experiences Book  A colorful and fun approach designed to introduce young children to unfamiliar situations in an amusing and friendly way. Over 50 stickers and "I found the duck!" reward stickers.

Franklin Goes to the Hospital (Classic Franklin Stories) : Kindle and several other formats

In this Franklin Classic Storybook, the Beloved Franklin Turtle goes to the hospital for an operation to repair his broken shell. Everyone thinks he's being very brave. But Franklin is only pretending to be fearless. He's worried that his X-rays will show just how frightened he is inside. 

There's also a  Going to the Hospital Sticker Book (First Experiences Sticker Books) Chart milestones, learn what you'll see at the hospital so you're prepared

Tubes in My Ears: My Trip to the Hospital Parents of children who have to go through this have praised this book for preparing their kids for the surgery and the stress of the situation.

Does your child or do you have ear pain and pressure on airplane flights? I always travel with these, they're available in adult and child size. Maybe your child can't tell you that it hurts? Ear Plugs - Airplane Travel Ear Protection And Pain Reliever 

Maybe your child is sick. Maybe something happened suddenly, an accident. Is is something they have to go in for repeatedly, stay for a long period of time? Before, during and after, we can use knowledge, understanding and comfort. You may have heard there isn't a book about that, but look around. There may well be something for you and for your child to help.

18 Inch Dolls Clothes/clothing
Fits American Girl
Hospital Doctor Scrubs Outfit
Includes 18" Doll Accessories

Did you know that dolls like the American Girl line offer options such as No Hair or doll-sized hearing aid? You can customize your dolls so they'll have characteristics like your child or a child in your community.

Build a bear teddy bears offer casts and slings, crutches to help kids who are living with a condition or getting over owies. 

Add doctor/surgeon or nurse outfits. Let your child role play. Don't forget puppets are great for this. Let your child be doctor and patient.

Both American Girl dolls and Build-a-Bear and other lines offer wheelchairs and crutches. Don't forget to check and see what's available.

A doll or plush animal can be a welcome friend to have in the hospital if mom or dad can't be with you all the time. Some toys can be implanted with sound chips so you can leave a little song or comforting message.


Tackling Cancer, Emotions, Activities for children with autism
My brother needs an operation, For siblings, brothers, sisters

The Moon Balloon: A Journey of Hope and Discovery for Children and Families "... This tapestry of words and life-affirming illustrations to a group of children who temporarily live with their moms in a shelter for battered women..." -- excerpt from 5 Star customer review. Help them deal with their feelings and think about the future.

 The Great Katie Kate Tackles Questions About Cancer ** Look at books that "Customers also bought." You'll find high rated books dealing with many conditions and age ranges.

H is for Hair Fairy: An Alphabet of Encouragement and Insight for Kids (and Kids at Heart!)  To inspire, comfort, educate and encourage children being treated for cancer.  

1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism or Asperger's, Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition Check to see if a newer edition exists Also available for Kindle: 5 Star Customer Ratings for this popular book
 
Barnes & Noble NOOK Book Edition: 1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism or Asperger's, Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition

 



Some books discuss how to talk to siblings of ill children, how to handle your own emotions. 

My Brother Needs an Operation

Your Child in the Hospital; A Practical Guide for Parents

Your Child in the Hospital: A Practical Guide for Parents

Millions of parents take a child to the hospital each year, whether for stitches, outpatient surgery, or longer stays.

Children who are reassured about what lies ahead have less anxiety and cope more easily with procedures and treatments. Well-prepared parents can be calm and effective advocates for their children in a situation that can otherwise be traumatic. Resources for parents (and children) are slim. ...

No books are available to answer anxious parents' questions and provide information and reassurance. Your Child in the Hospital is a practical book of tips and wisdom from veteran parents that will help make any hospital stay easier.
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 Penny Whistle Sick-in-Bed Book: What to Do with Kids When They're Home for a Day, a Week, a Month, or More


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