hɪz fˈɜːst mˈæɹɪdʒ, tə kɹɪstˈiːn pɹˈiːsli, lˈæstᵻd fɔːɹ tˈuː jˈɪɹz, æz ɪt wʌz kˈʌt ʃˈɔːɹt baɪ hɜː dˈɛθ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn θɹˈiː dˈeɪz ˈæftɚ ðə bˈɜːθ ʌv ðɛɹ dˈɔːɾɚ.
His first marriage, to Christine Priestley, lasted for two years, as it was cut short by her death in 1929 three days after the birth of their daughter.