Gone with the Wednesday: Via Col Vento Signed by Clark Gable
Clark Gable was famous for thirty years and in that time signed a lot of things–pictures, movie posters, books, handkerchiefs, napkins, hairbows, baseballs, hats…I’ve seen it all. This one, however, is new to me. Here Clark has signed–and inscribed–a copy of Gone with the Wind in Italian!
Clark Gable writing in Italian! I would believe that this was inscribed while he was in Europe, either during his tax hiatus in 1952-1954 or while he was in Italy filming It Started in Naples in 1959. I am no expert on the various editions of GWTW so maybe someone can help me out with the year.
I also know very little Italian, but this seems to say something about “express my love to mother” and the lady’s last name. Peculiar. A rare item at any rate, it was sold at auction a few years ago for $300.
3 Comments
Ginger
Oh! This is one item that I would love to own! With such a personal expression written by Mr. Gable in Italian, no less, I will venture a guess that he wrote this for someone closely associated with him during the filming of “It Started in Naples”. I can’t imagine him writing such a personal note for a fan who approached him for an autograph.
Coco B
With all my love to the mother of Dante. It makes my heart skip a beat. I’m Italian.