Gossip
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Gossip Friday: Awaiting the Real Thing
From December 1941: Carole Lombard and Clark Gable: It’s not that I’m lazy, but on these couples that I’m hooking together for a combination gift you can be sure that it’s exactly what they both want for the happiest holiday. I suppose you’re thinking that Clark and Carole have everything, and you’re darned near right. There’s no use filling their stocking with fame, riches, happiness together, fine horses, motor cars, or any other gift most movie stars would be crazy about. They already have everything you’ve got in the bag–with on exception. If you can spare a mama-doll, please be sure that Carole gets one. It’s about the only thing…
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Gossip Friday: Clark’s Favorite Newsboy
From December 1939: Clark Gable’s Christmas present to a little boy resulted in the screen’s discovery of its outstanding child actor since the advent of Shirley Temple. It was while Martin Spellman was a newsboy at the MGM studios that he got to know all the big stars. He sold them magazines, newspapers and shoeshines, and his only ambition was to win a shiny red bicycle that was a prize for the most magazines sold. But young Martin, he is only 12, who knew every big star and important executive on the MGM lot, has his favorites, like every fan. They are Myrna Loy and Clark Gable and Norman Taurog…
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Gossip Friday: Gift for Susan
From December 1954: Clark Gable’s Christmas gift to Susan Hayward, his co-star in “Soldier of Fortune,” a doll he bought in Hong Kong earing a remarkable resemblance to Susie but dressed in Oriental splendor.
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Gossip Friday: Looks Just Like Him
From December 1948: Clark Gable walked into Romanoff’s the other day and the eyes of two feminine tourists almost popped out of their heads. One turned to the other and said: “Look, Clark Gable. And he looks just like him, doesn’t he?”
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Gossip Friday: Improving
From November 15, 1960: Clark Gable Reported Improving Hollywood–Clark Gable, 59, was reported to be continuing to improve Monday at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital where the veteran actor was taken eight days ago following a heart attack. ____ Sadly, Clark died the very next day.
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Gossip Friday: Favorite Partner
From November 1935: New York–Clark Gable’s favorite partner on Broadway excursions, says the Daily news, is Elizabeth Allan, pert British star, who has announced her intention of divorcing her husband, W.J. O’Bryne of London. Gable and Miss Allan appeared together in the film version of “Men in White.” Since his return from South America, the News says, he has showered her with flowers and has accompanied her frequently to cafes and night clubs. Gable left for Connecticut to visit friends after his impending separation from his wife was announced. ___ More on Clark’s relationship with Elizabeth Allan here.
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Gossip Friday: New Baby
From November 1941: Those baby rumors swarming around Clark Gable and Carole Lombard finally paid off—in a way. Carole just bought a colt which she presented to Clark and named Sonny.
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Gossip Friday: A Fair Enough Exchange
From October 1937: Here’s diversified talent for you. After the Rosenbloom-Nestell fight the other night, Clark Gable and Carole Lombard strolled out to meet Bill Robinson and Joe Louis. Bill introduced the screen stars to the ring champ as the quartet walked over to the parking lot to get their cars. Gable wanted to know how to fight, and Louis, very affable and courteous, said he’d teach him to stay off the floor if Clark would instruct him how to act. Fair enough exchange, that seems. Incidentally, no one paid much attention to them.
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Gossip Friday: Gable Goes A-Hunting
From October 1937: It’s over the hills and far away for Clark Gable after finishing a major picture in which he is starred. Clark goes off on hunting trips in the Dodge station wagon in which he is shown above. The Kaibab forest in Arizona and various places in the Santa Barbara mountains in California are his favorite hunting spots. The station wagon serves as a carry-all for his hunting trips between pictures. When in the wild, remote sections of the west he uses it as a base of supplies, an office and as a shelter from inclement weather.
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Gossip Friday: Up to Four
From October 1936: One of the gifts that Clark Gable gave Carole Lombard for her birthday was a thoroughbred cocker spaniel. This brings Carole’s dogs up to four.
