Gossip Friday: A Hollywood Picnic
From June 1937:
Cutest party of the month was the picnic–uh huh, picnic time is here!–of Clark Gable (of course!!), Carole Lombard, and Gail Patrick and Gail’s boyfriend, Robert Cobb. They took along a huge picnic basket packed with everything it takes to make a picnic hot. Also (and this IS a Hollywood wrinkle in picnicking!) they took along, in a trailer, two horses–“Pride” and “Sonny,” owned by Clark and Bob. At a ranch near the picnic spot in a canyon, some fifty miles from Hollywood, two more horses were hired for Carole and Gail. Hot spot of the afternoon was the goat-lassoing contest between Gail and Clark. Gail won, because she got Clark’s got as well as the goat they were roping.
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Dan
I just adore these short little anecdotes about what life was like for Clark and Carole. I’m so happy they had so many fun times together in the short time they had as a couple. These sustained Clark after her death. Hollywood in that golden era must have been quite a place to be for the biggest cinematic stars in the world. Thanks for sharing this 🙂