Clark Gable and Carole Lombard’s 80th Anniversary

Clark Gable and Carole Lombard were married 80 years ago today, on March 29, 1939. They were together about three years before they were married and unfortunately never made it to their third wedding anniversary before Carole’s untimely death, but Carole’s impact on Clark’s life can not be overestimated.

In 1957, a reporter asked Clark why he doesn’t talk about Carole in interviews.

“You may not like my next question,” I said. “Is it true that you don’t like to talk about Carole Lombard because it reminds you of her tragic end and distresses you?”

“That isn’t true,” [Clark] said. “My feelings are under better control than that. I have great respect for Carole and the place she had in my life. I want to keep that to myself. It’s not to be kicked around. I’m the one who can control it.”

“I don’t see how you control it unless you talk about it,” I said.

“That’s how I do it,” he said. “By not talking about it.”