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Remembering Clark Gable, 60 Years Later
Clark Gable died sixty years ago today, on November 16, 1960. He was only 59 years old. After a long and tedious shooting schedule for The Misfits, Clark was ready for a rest. He was set on not doing another movie until after his child was born, in March. On November 6, 1960, he spent what would be his final day at his beloved ranch. He toiled away the day working with his hunting dog, playing with the children, and relaxing. He told Kay he felt tired and went to bed early. He tossed and turned all night. At about 8:00am, Kay awakened to see Clark standing in the doorway, pale and…
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{Photos} The Marital Mix-Up of Carole and Clark
Here is a pictorial layout in a fan magazine from 1939, before Clark Gable and Carole Lombard were married. Pretty much from the second these two were confirmed as a couple there had been article after article about whether or not they’d marry. You’d think with the title “The Marital Mix-Up of Carole and Clark” that there would be an article following this but nope, just pictures of Clark and Carole in No Man of Her Own and with their former spouses. Huh. Here it is anyway:
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{Photos} August 4, 1942: Clark Gable Gives a Command Performance
On August 4, 1942, just a few days before he enlisted in the Army, recently widowed Clark Gable came out of hiding for a good cause: to appear on the radio program “Command Performance.” From “Stardom” magazine: Clark Gable’s Command Performance For the first time since Carole Lombard’s death, Clark consents to make a public appearance “Anything that will make our men overseas a little nearer to home, I’m willing to do,” said Clark Gable when he was requested to appear on “Command Performance,” the short wave program broadcast for America’s armed forces abroad. And a brief smile lighted his face when he was told that soldiers “over there”…
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{Photos} We Salute Hollywood at War!
This photo spread appeared in Modern Screen magazine in 1942. We Salute Hollywood at War! In H’wood, morale isn’t just a pretty face. It’s laughs for the homesick–blood for the wounded–millions for guns! Clark Gable, anxious to shake off old ties, get into the Big Scrap, took 11 months of stiff training and blisters to earn his gold Lieut.’s bars. Jim Cagney succeeded him as Chairman of the actors’ division of the H’wood Victory Comm. And believe us, nobody has to ask what Hollywood is doing in this war! To date, its War Bond sales amount to $838,250,000! Among the things that…
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{Photos} A Ranch of Two Gables
This one-page spread appeared in Picture Show magazine in 1941: A Ranch of Two Gables Clark Gable and Carole Lombard are among the film-star ranchers in the San Fernando Valley. Like Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck, they both had separate ranches in the Valley before they were married. Clark Gable has always been an “outdoor” man. Whenever his work allowed, he would go away on hunting trips, as far from the night clubs and swing music and noisy crowds as he could conveniently get, reveling in the silence of the mountains and lakes. Eventually he gave up his hotel suite and moved out to the San Fernando Valley. Carole Lombard’s…
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{Photos} Carole Lombard Connection: Too Hot to Handle (1938)
Clark Gable and Carole Lombard were very much a steady item when Clark began filming Too Hot to Handle in the summer of 1938. On his first day on the set, Carole sent her beloved a big box. Upon opening it, he found a stack of pornographic magazines, rubber gloves and a note from Carole signed “Too hot to handle!” Oh my. While Clark was filming a night scene, his gorgeous girlfriend decided to stop by for a visit. These candid photos were snapped of them snuggled under a blanket, with Carole wrapped in Clark’s coat. These were apparently taken in June, but it was uncharacteristically cold in Southern California…
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{Photos} Carole Connection: Idiot’s Delight (1939)
Clark Gable and Carole Lombard weren’t married yet when Clark started filming Idiot’s Delight. He had just signed on the dotted line to play Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind, but had time to kill before GWTW started. Norma Shearer had personally requested him for the lead in Idiot’s Delight, as she could no longer be counted on to bring in the big crowds based on her name alone. Clark was leery of the film. He had seen the play when it had been in Los Angeles, with Alfred Lunt in the role, and knew it required singing and dancing, neither of which he was confident in doing. Director…
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{Photos} No Man of Her Own (1932)
Here’s some pictures from this week’s movie, No Man of Her Own (1932). The portraits from this film are stunning. Although Clark Gable and Carole Lombard were not supposedly romantically involved at the time, the still camera sure did capture a lot of their heat! I think it knew something they didn’t… There’s a few publicity shots of Clark and Carole with Dorothy Mackaill looming strangely over them. And there’s this one, which looks like Clark is about to strangle Carole. On the last day of shooting, notorious prankster Carole gave Clark a ham with his face pasted on it. In return, Clark gave Carole a giant pair of shoes,…
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{Photos} Boom Town (1940)
Here’s some photos from this week’s Movie of the Week, Boom Town (1940). With a cast consisting of Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr, the portraits are of course wonderful. There’s some behind-the-scenes photos I found in a fan magazine of Clark and Spencer filming their first scene together, ending up face first in the mud! Clark Gable with a baby and small child is always worth the price of admission in my book. Saving the best for last, the funniest screenshots from this film are from Clark’s fist fight with Spencer (well Clark and Spencer’s stunt double):
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{Photos} Run Silent Run Deep (1958)
Run Silent Run Deep was filmed in cooperation with the United States Navy and aboard the US Redfish submarine. In between takes, Clark Gable apparently spent a great deal of time with the enlisted men onboard, eating meals with them. Burt Lancaster often didn’t join and limited himself to eating with the commanding officers. There are a batch of on the set photos from San Diego: Look at the look this guy is giving Clark:
