LIFE - Classic Hollywood Romances

http://www.life.com/images/logo.png LIFE - Classic Hollywood Romances http://www.life.com/image/first/in-gallery/22616/classic-hollywood-romances Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman in 1968 http://www.life.com/image/83063502

Hollywood marriages are notoriously short (like Newman's first), but Newman's second marriage, to Woodward, lasted 50 years, until his death in 2008. ]]> 83063502 Mon, 09 Sep 1968 03:00:00 EDT

Hollywood marriages are notoriously short (like Newman's first), but Newman's second marriage, to Woodward, lasted 50 years, until his death in 2008. ]]> Mark Kauffman. 2009 gettyImages.com Dancing After the Oscars, 1958 http://www.life.com/image/50375553

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]]> J. R. Eyerman. 2009 gettyImages.com Snuggling Up at Home, 1959 http://www.life.com/image/50709083

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]]> Carmen Valdes 2009 gettyImages.com Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in 1945 http://www.life.com/image/72385109

Bacall, 19, struck up instant sparks with Bogie, 44, on the set of 1944's "To Have and Have Not." They made three more films together and were married from 1945 until his death in 1957. ]]> 72385109 Mon, 21 May 1945 03:00:00 EWT

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]]> KM Archive 2009 gettyImages.com Enjoying Their Wedding Cake, 1945 http://www.life.com/image/50611818

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]]> Ed Clark. 2009 gettyImages.com Celebrating the Holidays With Their Son, 1951 http://www.life.com/image/2716597

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]]> Slim Aarons 2009 gettyImages.com Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer in Paris, 1956 http://www.life.com/image/89726683

The actors captivated each other at a party hosted by Gregory Peck — he later sent her a script to star opposite him in the play "Ondine." Rehearsals started in January 1954; by September they were married. Their union lasted 14 years, and produced one son. ]]> 89726683 Sun, 01 Jan 1956 03:00:00 EST

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]]> Anders Engman 2009 gettyImages.com Welcoming Their Son, 1960 http://www.life.com/image/89726728

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]]> Central Press 2009 gettyImages.com Clark Gable and Carole Lombard in 1939 http://www.life.com/image/3398368

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. ]]> 3398368 Fri, 10 Feb 1939 03:00:00 EST

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]]> John Kobal Foundation 2009 gettyImages.com Starring Together in 'No Man of Her Own,' 1932 http://www.life.com/image/3205264

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]]> John Kobal Foundation 2009 gettyImages.com Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn in 1942's 'Woman of the Year' http://www.life.com/image/79013388

Onscreen, Tracy and Hepburn defined chemistry in their nine movies together (starting with this one). Offscreen, Kate had a discreet affair with the married Spence that lasted 25 years, until his death in 1967. ]]> 79013388 Thu, 01 Jan 1942 03:00:00 EST

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]]> Getty Images 2009 gettyImages.com Starring Together in 'Adam's Rib,' 1949 http://www.life.com/image/3299685

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]]> Hulton Archive 2009 gettyImages.com Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in 1953 http://www.life.com/image/50537045

As stars and producers, Lucy and Desi (shown with kids Desi Jr. and Lucie Arnaz) were a power couple on both sides of the "I Love Lucy" cameras. They split in 1960 after 20 years of marriage. ]]> 50537045 Thu, 01 Jan 1953 03:00:00 EST

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]]> Murray Garrett 2009 gettyImages.com Consulting on the Set, 1958 http://www.life.com/image/50371077

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]]> Leonard McCombe 2009 gettyImages.com Gracie Allen and George Burns in 1958 http://www.life.com/image/53368977

Burns and Allen's comic partnership lasted from vaudeville (that's them on the wall, in their 1932 act) to TV. Their marriage lasted 38 years, until Gracie's death in 1964. ]]> 53368977 Wed, 01 Jan 1958 03:00:00 EST

Burns and Allen's comic partnership lasted from vaudeville (that's them on the wall, in their 1932 act) to TV. Their marriage lasted 38 years, until Gracie's death in 1964. ]]> Allan Grant. 2009 gettyImages.com Making Sweet Music, 1939 http://www.life.com/image/3310052

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]]> General Photographic Agency 2009 gettyImages.com Making America Laugh, 1949 http://www.life.com/image/3314037

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]]> Keystone 2009 gettyImages.com Embracing on the Set, 1958 http://www.life.com/image/50318572

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]]> Allan Grant. 2009 gettyImages.com Vivien Leigh and Sir Laurence Olivier at Home, 1946 http://www.life.com/image/50311780

The couple were frequent collaborators, acting together on Broadway in "Romeo and Juliet" and on screen in "That Hamilton Woman." They were married 20 years. ]]> 50311780 Thu, 01 Aug 1946 04:00:00 EDT

The couple were frequent collaborators, acting together on Broadway in "Romeo and Juliet" and on screen in "That Hamilton Woman." They were married 20 years. ]]> Hans Wild. 2009 gettyImages.com Gardening in 1941 http://www.life.com/image/3430425

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]]> Zoltan Glass 2009 gettyImages.com Arriving in Rome, 1953 http://www.life.com/image/2673988

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]]> Keystone 2009 gettyImages.com On Broadway in 'Antony and Cleopatra,' 1951 http://www.life.com/image/50603521

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]]> Cornell Capa. 2009 gettyImages.com Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy in 1952 http://www.life.com/image/50528987

Cronyn and Tandy were frequent costars in plays (such as "Four Poster," shown) and movies. They were married for 52 years until her death in 1994. ]]> 50528987 Wed, 01 Oct 1952 03:00:00 EST

Cronyn and Tandy were frequent costars in plays (such as "Four Poster," shown) and movies. They were married for 52 years until her death in 1994. ]]> Eliot Elisofon. 2009 gettyImages.com Making 'Man in Dog Suit' (That's Hume in Costume), 1958 http://www.life.com/image/50577218

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]]> Ralph Morse. 2009 gettyImages.com Dancing at the Rainbow Room, 1968 http://www.life.com/image/3309179

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]]> Keystone 2009 gettyImages.com Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in 1964 http://www.life.com/image/50373770

Liz and Dick scandalized the world with their 1963 affair, which blossomed into Taylor's most tumultuous relationship. Burton became her fifth husband (1964-74), and briefly her sixth (1975-76). ]]> 50373770 Wed, 16 Oct 1963 03:00:00 EDT

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]]> Paul Schutzer 2009 gettyImages.com Getting Married for the First Time, 1964 http://www.life.com/image/3418144

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]]> Express 2009 gettyImages.com Sailing in 1967 http://www.life.com/image/3395903

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]]> David Cairns 2009 gettyImages.com Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis in 1962 http://www.life.com/image/3233267

Dee and Davis were partners in civil rights activism as well as stage, screen, and TV (such as the TV play "Seven Times Monday," shown) They were married 57 years until his death in 2005. ]]> 3233267 Mon, 01 Jan 1962 03:00:00 EST

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]]> Evan Agostini 2009 gettyImages.com Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner in 1951 http://www.life.com/image/3207551

It was his second marriage and her third, but the romance between the crooner and the screen goddess was the most tempestuous of either of their lives. After their 1951-57 union, Gardner never remarried. ]]> 3207551 Mon, 01 Jan 1951 03:00:00 EST

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]]> Archive Photos 2009 gettyImages.com Getting Married, 1951 http://www.life.com/image/3233078

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]]> Hulton Archive 2009 gettyImages.com Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe in 1954 http://www.life.com/image/3209096

The baseball legend and the movie icon were married less than a year, but they remained friends after their 1954 union ended. After she died in 1962, he sent fresh roses to her grave twice a week for the next 20 years. ]]> 3209096 Fri, 01 Jan 1954 03:00:00 EST

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]]> STF 2009 gettyImages.com A Night Out, 1954 http://www.life.com/image/51656366

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]]> AFP 2009 gettyImages.com Rita Hayworth and Orson Welles in 1944 http://www.life.com/image/50496577

Hayworth, who was wed five times, once complained, "Men fell in love with Gilda, but they wake up with me." Welles, who directed her in "The Lady From Shanghai," was her second husband; their marriage lasted five years and produced a daughter, Rebecca.]]> 50496577 Mon, 01 Jan 1945 03:00:00 EWT

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]]> Robert Coburn Sr 2009 gettyImages.com With Daughter Rebecca, 1944 http://www.life.com/image/50496584

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]]> Peter Stackpole. 2009 gettyImages.com Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis in 1954 http://www.life.com/image/3234036

"For a while, we were Hollywood's golden couple," Curtis once said of his relationship with Leigh, his first of six wives. They were married for 11 years, and had two daughters, including future star Jamie Lee Curtis.]]> 3234036 Sat, 10 Jul 1954 03:00:00 EDT

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]]> Jack Albin 2009 gettyImages.com Family Portrait, 1959 http://www.life.com/image/50422724

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