Gossip Friday: He’s Picky

From January 1948:

Clark Gable, I’ll have you know, is an angel who wears tweeds instead of wings and a devilish grin or scowl rather than any seraphic mien. He hates affectation. All of which is fair enough! He’s so completely unaffected himself. There’s not a grip who hangs from the rafters of a set who doesn’t yell “Hi!” the very instant he comes into view. 

Ask Clark what makes a woman attractive and you’ll get his answer in one quick, incisive word. “Naturalness!” He might add, “Naturalness in appearance as well as manner. “For it’s the healthy outdoor looks he likes, including simple sport clothes. Many times he’s been heard to tell girls, “You’d look wonderful in pigtails.”

Clark also likes hair worn loose and flowing–if it’s as shampooed and brushed as it should be. Hair piled high on top of the head until it presents a facade as elaborate and imposing as Notre Dame he dislikes intensely. And says so. He also dislikes fantastic hats. And says so, together with a couple of dozen other Hollywood men.