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Gossip Friday: Four is Enough
From 1954: Clark Gable says flatly that after four marriages he’s through for life, though he is reported to be very fond of Arizona socialite Betty Chisholm. She’s a sophisticated girl and makes Gable laugh–a must for any Gable wife. And sometimes Fate takes a hand in these conflicts of the head and heart and brings a reluctant admirer to heel. ___ After his marriage to Sylvia Ashley imploded, Clark was repeatedly quoted as saying he would never get married again. But of course he did marry again, in 1955–to Kay Spreckels.
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Gossip Friday: Iris, Betty, Virginia or Dolly?
From April 1949: Iris Bynum, the beautiful brunette from Dallas, Texas, was sure she had Clark Gable hooked for all of three weeks, last winter. But when Arizona socialite Mrs. Betty Chisholm came to town, Clark parked his fancy British car on her doorstep at the Beverly Hills Hotel. When Betty returned home, Clark had another date with iris at Ocean House, where she toils as hostess. But when Keenan Wynn asked Iris for a dance, Clark walked out in a huff and followed Mrs. Chisholm to Arizona. (I hope you are still following me!) Clark wants to marry–that I am told by the beautiful blonde he usually returns to,…
