Vintage Photos of the Most Iconic ’70s Couples

They met in the late ’60s before Hoffman became a full-blown superstar. By the ’70s, The Graduate and Kramer vs. Kramer fame collided with domestic life as they raised children largely away from Hollywood’s glare, trying for normalcy amid rising pressure.

The marriage cracked under Hoffman’s intensity and growing ambition. Byrne later described emotional neglect as his career consumed him. They divorced in 1980, and Hoffman soon remarried, while Byrne largely stepped out of the spotlight after the split.