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Gossip Friday: Battle of the Beard

By On December 7, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Gossip

From March 1937:

Parnell will always be remembered in MGM records as the picture of the battle of the beard. Because Parnell wore a beard, they wanted Clark Gable, who portrays the great Irish leader, to grow one. Gable protested. Director John M. Stahl, stickler for realism, [...]

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Gossip Friday: Carole Lombard’s Opinion on Whiskers

By On May 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Gossip

From March 1937:

When it comes to sheer, downright having-fun-out-of-life, you’ve got to hand it to Carole Lombard and Clark Gable. These two have had more amusement out of their romance than most people get out of a whole lifetime. Both are inveterate practical jokers–and never does [...]

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{Moustaches for Movember Blogathon} Clark Gable: Evolution of a Moustache

By On November 12, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Blogathons

 

This post is part of Bette Classic Movie Blog’s Moustaches for Movember Blogathon. Movember is a campaign in which men grow moustaches over the month of November to raise funds for prostate cancer.  You can learn more about the cause here.

You think of Clark Gable and you think [...]

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Gossip Friday: Parnell is Serious Business

By On November 11, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Gossip

Clark on the set of Parnell

 From May 1937:

Never has Clark Gable taken a role more seriously than “Parnell.” For the three days he was filming Parnell’s death, he went around looking like a ghost. He wouldn’t even ride his bike. He just gloomed. On top of that, [...]

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