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Gossip Friday: Regifting
From December 1948: Anita (The Face) Colby, who recently resigned an executive post at Paramount in Hollywood to establish a public relations firm in New York, arrived here the other day with two expensive paintings–farewell gifts from Clark Gable. What Miss Colby doesn’t know is that the paintings were brought over from Paris and presented to Gable by Dolly O’Brien, once her rival for the handsome actor’s affections. And Miss O’Brien, of course, doesn’t know that Gable, no lover of art, has given the paintings to Miss Colby, between whom no love is lost.
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Gossip Friday: The Next Mrs?
From November 1948: One of the hottest rumors around Hollywood has to do with Anita Colby and Clark Gable. Intimates believe if Clark ever marries again it will be to The Face. She is nothing like Carole Lombard, who was one of the town’s great personalities—off screen as a well has on. Carole had a zest for life. She fitted in a duck blind as well as she did in a drawing room. Colby is a business girl, who has made more than average success in executive positions. But the years have changed Gable too. He has grown into middle age and needs a wife about the house perhaps more…
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{New Article} 1948: The Gable Women
This 1948 article is one in a long list of ones from this time period after the War, after Carole, but before Sylvia, where the press was trying to guess who the next Mrs. Gable would be. This game would restart after Sylvia left the picture. At this point, in late 1948, the list of probable Mrs. Gables was narrowed down to Dolly O’Brien, Slim Hawks, Iris Bynum, Anita Colby and Virginia Grey. what of Anita Colby, Hollywood’s most glamourous executive? The fans were asking that one, because of all the Gable dates, she has received the most publicity. Anita is one of those girls everybody likes. It seems inconceivable…
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{New Article} 1946: Are You The Girl For Clark Gable?
This article is run-of-the-mill for the period. After Carole Lombard died and Clark was home from the war, every article was about who would be the next Mrs. Gable and what kind of women he likes. Hey but this one included a quiz! (and yes, it’s quite sexist) Take this test to see if you’re the girl for Gable. Are you mature in your manner? Do you have a quick mind? Do you possess a quality or knowledge which would make you interesting to Clark? Are you honest, frank, direct? Do you have a sense of humor? Are you good at gay small talk? Can you intelligently discuss engines, hunting,…
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Gossip Friday: Don’t Hang Up
From February 1945: Before Clark Gable went to New York on his last trip, Anita Colby asked him to telephone her sister, Francine, when he got to the big city. He called Francine and said, “This is Clark Gable.” Francine said, “This is Lana Turner,” and hung up.
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Gossip Friday: Party at Sonja’s
From 1945: It took her a long time to go social, but Sonja Henie finally cracked out with Hollywood’s first post-war party. She gave it the works! There was a buffet supper served inside a huge tent. A dance floor, music, and not coin a phrase, more stars than there are in heaven. Clark Gable was with Anita Colby–not serious (they say) but having such fun together. Joan Fontaine and Mrs. Ronald Colman wore the same “exclusive” gown, which didn’t make Joan too happy. Joan Crawford and Phil Terry arrived early, left early and danced only with each other. They missed the best impromptu floor show pit on by Danny…
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Gossip Friday: Star Studded Premiere
From 1948: I am sure that no imperial gala ever ordered by the Emperor Franz Josef himself ever surpassed the splendor of the party in the Crystal Room of the Beverly Hills Hotel, following the premiere of “The Emperor Waltz.” The first showing of the film, which was a formal, international affair, drew a record throng of celebrities to the Hollywood Paramount Theatre where they ran the gauntlet of cheers and shouts from thousands of admiring fans… The “cinema-soxers” roared their delight when Clark Gable and Bing Crosby swapped jokes right in the middle of Hollywood Boulevard where their cars were held up by the traffic jam. Incidentally Clark garnered…
