Clark Gable's Tragic Love Story With Carole Lombard

May 2024 ยท 1 minute read

Gable and Lombard married soon after on March 12, 1939 (via Country Living). Gable was given a break in the midst of filming "Gone with the Wind." The Saturday Evening Post writes that the couple took advantage of this time off and eloped in Kingman, Arizona. They settled into domestic life at a ranch in Encino, California, where they had a slew of farm animals. Gable and Lombard were said to have loved the outdoors and spent their time hiking and camping. Per The Vintage News, they rarely spent time apart. And when they did, they sent each other goofy gifts.

However, their marriage was not all sunshine and rainbows. According to Closer Weekly, Lombard was determined to start a family with Gable but she struggled to become pregnant. Moreover, Gable was allegedly unfaithful to Lombard. In January 1942, it's believed that Gable and Lombard got into a row over his infidelity (per the New York Post). A day later, Lombard left for her home state of Indiana. The Saturday Evening post explains that Lombard was supporting the war effort and was on a war bond tour. Her mother, Elizabeth Peters, and Gable's publicist, Otto Winkler, joined her on the trip.

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