They Married Just 48 Hours After Divorce

They Married Just 48 Hours After Divorce

In 1974, less than 48 hours after his divorce was finalized, Quincy Jones married Peggy Lipton—and in the 1970s United States, it wasn’t just romance, it was quiet rebellion. She was the Golden Globe-winning star of The Mod Squad; he was a groundbreaking Black music producer in a country still uneasy with interracial love. When they entered public spaces, the reactions weren’t curiosity—they were often hostile. As Lipton later reflected, they were something society hadn’t yet learned to accept.At the height of her career, she stepped away from Hollywood to raise their daughters, Kidada Jones and Rashida Jones. Though their marriage eventually ended, their bond never truly faded. When Lipton passed away in 2019, Jones wrote words that captured their story simply: love, no matter where life leads, endures beyond everything.