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Gossip Friday: Clark’s Favorite Newsboy
From December 1939: Clark Gable’s Christmas present to a little boy resulted in the screen’s discovery of its outstanding child actor since the advent of Shirley Temple. It was while Martin Spellman was a newsboy at the MGM studios that he got to know all the big stars. He sold them magazines, newspapers and shoeshines, and his only ambition was to win a shiny red bicycle that was a prize for the most magazines sold. But young Martin, he is only 12, who knew every big star and important executive on the MGM lot, has his favorites, like every fan. They are Myrna Loy and Clark Gable and Norman Taurog…