Gossip Friday: April Fool!

From April 1, 1939:

Clark Gable and Carole Lombard today denied any marriage plans and said that they are “just good friends.” 

“It was merely a publicity stunt from the beginning,” chuckled Miss Lombard. “Why, I am young enough to be Mr. Gable’s sister! He is really engaged to May Robson, and I have consented to marry Mr. Jasper Jitterwhisk, a tap drummer. Mr. Gable is returning all my presents except Bessie, the mule, which he needs for his spring plowing.”

APRIL FOOL!

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That was really printed in the paper as an April Fools joke, along with other gems like “After changing his director, scene artist, cameraman and several members of the cast of ‘Gone with the Wind,’ David Selznick has decided to change the title, too. New tag will be ‘Torchy Blane in Georgia.'”