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New in the Gallery Today: Clark and Carole
A few new pictures of Clark Gable and Carole Lombard in the gallery today, including: Also pictures of Clark and Irene Dunne launching the SS Lombard in 1944. See them here. Registration required.
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{Photos} At Home with Clark and Carole
On the eve of St. Valentine’s Day, [Clark Gable] drove his car into the garage of the Beverly Hills Hotel, where he was staying, and steered for his usual stall. “I’m afraid it’s already occupied, Mr. Gable,” said the watchman. Clark got out, and, to his amazement, discovered a dilapidated Model T Ford, painted white, with a pattern of large red hearts. Tied around the body was a huge red ribbon with a card reading: “To My Valentine, from Carole Lombard.” It wouldn’t be Valentine’s Day without some photos of Clark and Carole. Here they are where they were happiest, at home on their ranch.
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{New Article} 1940: Two Happy People Part II
This article is the second in a series of four articles about Clark and Carole that appeared in Movie and Radio Guide in May 1940. You can read Part Three here. Mr. Gable has a seven-year contract with MGM for $2,000,000. He has Carole Lombard! Gentlemen, if luck does that to a man, then here’s one fellow who begins today to make his troth with Lady Luck. We have an idea that ability and hard work had something to do with Mr. Gable’s success. Luck may get a man to the top, but luck can’t keep him there. “Have you met Mrs. G?” Mr. Gable asked. “She’s not working right…
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A Photographer’s View on Gone with the Wind and Carole Lombard
In 1940, Fred Parrish, a well-known Hollywood photographer, mused on some of his favorite moments. Gone with the Wind For a scene of the evacuation of Atlanta in GWTW, a horse-drawn ammuniton wagon was to come down the street and explode just as the horse passed [a lamp post]. I picked the safe side of the street, but when the bomb in the wagon went off, the horse went the wrong way so fast he made Seabiscuit look sick. If it had not been for the iron safety bowl used in the wagon, I would have been blown right off the lot! I’ll bet the hardest work [Clark Gable] ever…
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{Rumor Mill} Clark Gable, George Cukor and Gone with the Wind
It’s no secret that Clark Gable didn’t want to be in Gone with the Wind. Despite the public’s insistence that he was the only one who could play Rhett, he had no desire to step into the shoes of the rebellious blockade runner. “The reason I didn’t want to do Gone with the Wind–here is a novel that is the top seller of all time. Now, people form opinions about characters–they formed an opinion that I was going to play it. They already had a preconcieved idea of what they were going to see. That’s why I didn’t want to play, I said too many people know this character. My God, with…
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Gossip Friday: All for a Bottle of “Pop”
From July 1941: [I’m a prop man at MGM and] would you believe it, I’ve actually seen that big he-man Clark Gable halt production on a picture while he was allowed to leisurely indulge in a bottle of pop. At MGM, I was filling the bookshelves on one of the adjoining sets and from this vantage point was watching a scene being filmed which called for some fast talk on the part of Clark. One of the sentences had turned out to be a tongue twister, and he stumbled on it over and over, becoming more annoyed at himself each time. Finally he went over and said something to the…
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{New Article} 1933: Behind the Scenes with Jean and Clark
I was ecstatic to find this article because I love Clark Gable and Jean Harlow together, on screen and off, and Hold Your Man is my favorite film of theirs. So what could be better than a behind the scenes piece, written by Anita Loos herself, the author of Hold Your Man? One morning Jean was late in making her appearance on the stage. I happened to be there and Clark was plainly concerned. “I am worried for fear Jean’s sick,” he said. “She’s never late unless something’s wrong. Do you know,” he continued, “I can’t understand how that tiny kid stands up under such strenuous work. She only weighs…
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{Photos} New in the Gallery Today
There are 40 new photos in the gallery today, some candids, some from films, including: See all the latest uploads in the gallery. Registration required. Next Wednesday: New photos of Clark Gable and Carole Lombard!
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{Photos} Kiss Me, Clark
I’m sure you’ve heard the song by the Postal Service, which is titled “Clark Gable.” The line that features his name is “I’ll kiss you in a way Clark Gable would have admired.” Say what you want about Clark and his acting limitations, but that man was a born onscreen lover! Rosalind Russell recalled: “The only man who could make a love scene comfortable was Clark Gable. He was born graceful, he knew what to do with his feet and when he took hold of you, there was no fooling around.” Let’s get a lesson in the fine art of onscreen lip locking from Mr. Gable himself…
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{New Article} 1950: This Was the Lonely Heart
Much to Clark’s chagrin, the media was apt to describing his life as lonely and sad after Carole’s death and he returned from war. No doubt he was lonely, but it’s rather hard for a man to move on when the press is constantly calling him out for being so and lamenting his lost love. Then he found Sylvia and they all cried how wonderful it was and how perfect they were together. Then when they divorced, they all said of course they didn’t work out, they were too different. Such is the press. This article is after Clark married Sylvia and was still in newlywed bliss. Many men survived…