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Clark Gable and Carole Lombard in 1939

Clark Gable and Carole Lombard in 1939

The King of Hollywood and the Queen of Screwball Comedy eloped during a break in production on Gable's "Gone With the Wind" in 1939. She died just three years later in a plane crash on her way home from a war bond rally.

In this photo: Clark Gable, Carole Lombard

Photo: Keystone/Getty Images

Feb 10, 1939