Carole Lombard: The Profane Angel Blogathon – Lombard and Gable Pictorial

In Celebration of the Lovely Carole Lombard, a Behind-the-Scenes Pictorial of ‘Ma’ and ‘Pa’…

As many of us classic movie fans know, Carole Lombard and Clark Gable met in 1932 while co-starring in No Man of Her Own.  At that time, Lombard was married to William Powell, and there were no sparks flying on the set between her and Gable. The pair however met again at a party in 1935, at which time Lombard was divorced from Powell, and Gable was separated from his wife – and a romance blossomed. After a lengthly and expensive divorce, Gable was free to marry soulmate, Lombard, and the couple wed on March 29, 1939. The couple bought a 20-acre ranch in Encino, California, where they enjoyed the ‘simple life’ together, far different than their Hollywood Socialite lives… They nicknamed each other ‘Ma’ and ‘Pa’ and remained happily married until Lombard’s tragic death on January 16, 1942 at age 33.

So in honor of their very special relationship, let’s celebrate the ‘simple life’ with Lombard and Gable via this pictorial…

carole lombard and husband clark gable

Two Legends in Love

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carole lombard and clark gable with siamese catsRelaxing with their Siamese kittens

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lombard and gable eating watermelon

Clearly two watermelon fans!

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clark gable and carol lombard sitting on truck

Sitting on the tailgate of their Dodge truck at their Ranch, 1940

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gable lombard 1st wedding anniversary

Celebrating their first anniversary with a cake in Gable’s dressing room

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Clark Gable and Carole Lombard

At home, enjoying some culinary delights 🙂

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gable and lombard chickens

‘Ma and Pa’ on the ranch

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Clark Gable and Carole Lombard at home, 1940Got milk? Lombard and Gable at home, 1940

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Carole Lombard and husband Clark Gable at their Encino Ranch. early 1940s.

At the ranch, early 1940s

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gable and lombard at the ranch

On the ranch, earning their keep

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clark gable and carol lombard with horsesEnjoying the outdoors together… Does it get any better than this?

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gable and lombard in gardenLove this shot…

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And, in death, they are also close together, side-by-side in the at The Great Mausoleum, Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California

Clark Gable and Carole Lombard Forest Lawn Cemetery the Great Mausoleum; photo (c) 2015 Classic Movie Hub

Two Legends, side by side

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A Big Thank You to In The Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood and Phyllis Loves Classic Movies for hosting this wonderful event! There are so many more wonderful Classic Bloggers participating in this Blogathon so please be sure to check out the other entries.

—Annmarie Gatti for Classic Movie Hub

 

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7 Responses to Carole Lombard: The Profane Angel Blogathon – Lombard and Gable Pictorial

  1. Pingback: CAROLE LOMBARD: THE PROFANE ANGEL BLOGATHON HAS NOW ARRIVED – In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood.

  2. The photos capture such a happy time and we get to share.

  3. Laura A. says:

    I love looking at photos of these two ❤️

  4. What a gorgeous couple. Does a bad photo of them even exist?

    They say Carole’s death really aged Gable. I’m sure his experiences in WWII didn’t help, either, but he does appear to be much older in the mid 1940s than he was just a few years earlier.

    This is a wonderful tribute to both Gable and Lombard.

    • Annmarie Gatti says:

      Thanks so much for taking the time to read… Truly tragic ending, but at least they enjoyed their time together… they just looked so wonderfully happy together…

  5. Billy Slobin says:

    this is a great post Annmarie!

  6. Billy Slobin says:

    So happy and so sad at the same time

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