Gossip Friday: Ain’t that so?

From January 1940:

When Clark Gable and Charlie McCarthy were practicing for their radio program, Carole Lombard was right on deck for the rehearsal. The script called for a discussion on how feminine hearts are won and lost, and Edgar Bergen was shushed off immediately. “Quiet, Bergen,” commanded McCarthy. “You don’t belong in this conversation. You’re listening to experts.” Then he turned to Mrs. G., sitting in the front row. “Aint that so, Carole?”

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For those not familiar, Edgar Bergen (father of Candice, by the way) was a very popular ventriliquist on radio and films. Charlie was his dummy. Candice recalled that when she was a small child she thought Charlie really was her brother!

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