Gossip Friday: Dear Santa

 

Here’s a letter to a fan magazine that appeared in January 1942:

Dear Santa Claus,

You can leave Boyer in the foyer,

Hang Fonda on the the tree,

Keep Robert Stack in your bulging pack,

But give Clark Gable to me.

Drop he-man Brent in a windy tent,

Put Flynn under lock and key,

For Tyrone Power, a tinsel tower,

‘Cause Gable’s the man for me!

Tops as an actor, that’s a factor,

He brings both mirth and tears,

A mighty fine guy, you can’t deny–

And besides, I like his ears!

–Marian Pehowski, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Right on, Marian!

Well, Clark never appeared in any Christmas films and I am hard pressed to even think of any Christmas scenes in his movies! Other than him watching Anita Page decorate the tree in the last scene of The Easiest Way, there isn’t much!

But Clark’s onscreen and offscreen love interests posed for a quite a few.

Above is Clark’s longtime love Virginia Grey.

Onscreen and offscreen love Loretta Young:

 

Myrna Loy kissing up to Rudolph:

On and offscreen love, a young Joan Crawford:

Clark’s last leading lady, Marilyn Monroe:

Happy Holidays, everyone!