The Brief
- Eleanor and Lyle Gittens were married in Bradenton on June 4, 1942.
- They are a combined 216 years old and have been married 83 years.
- They hold three world records.
MIAMI, Fla. – Eleanor and Lyle Gittens were just crowned world record holders by the Guinness Book of World Records this month.
The Miami couple holds three world records related to their age and marriage:
- Longest marriage for a living couple (different sexes)
- Oldest living married couple (aggregate age)
- Oldest married couple ever (aggregate age)
Eleanor and Lyle Gittens were married in Bradenton, Eleanor’s hometown, on June 4, 1942, and despite their differences they stayed together.
“I was from the North during the so-called jazz era. And I was what you call hip, very hip, so hip, that I didn’t speak English,” Lyle Gittens said. “I spoke only slang. And she had to help me remember how to speak English.”
When asked how they felt to learn about their world records, Lyle Gittens said, “Happy to be alive!”…