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Gossip Friday: Strangely Related Duos
From August 1936: Strangely related duos in Hollywood. It’s a small world at that. Clark Gable and Carole Lombard. Bob Riskin and Julia Lair. Mrs. Gable and Alex Buckman. (Lombard was Riskin’s old girl, Miss Laird is Buckman’s ex-wife, and you know about the Gables.) ____ Riskin, who wrote the screenplay for It Happened One Night, later married Fay Wray in 1942.
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Gossip Friday: Never Heard of Him
From July 1960: Producer-Advertiser Joe Levine best illustrates his attitude in an anecdote: “I saw Clark Gable at a party the other night and he said he ought to be in one of my pictures. I told him the people who see my movies never heard of Clark Gable. We both laughed at that.”
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Gossip Friday: No Ambition
From November 1933: Gable Hasn’t Any Ambition to Be a Star Three years later–later than the day he made an inconspicuous entry to films only to start a new style un movie heroes–Clark Gable still has no ambitions in the direction of single-handed starring. “They’re too smart to let me try to carry a picture alone,” he says, referring to his studio bosses, “and I don’t want to , because I know I can’t.” In the minds of Clark Gable the fans, perhaps, Gable already is a star, and, in fact, he enjoys that rating at the studio. But all his successes have been scored in supporting or co-starring roles…
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Gossip Friday: Maybe It’s Not Serious
From June 1936 (some separate sightings from early on in their courtship): Clark Gable and Carole Lombard are keeping it to themselves, a refreshing relief from the conspicuous coasters. Clark Gable and Carole Lombard–maybe it’s not serious but he still meets her at the studio gate. My my and m’mm! Clark Gable and Carole Lombard spotted dining in one of the quieter Mexican restaurants on Olvera Street. Clark Gable and Carole Lombard are now admitted romancers, any plans for marriage they refuse to admit.
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Gossip Friday: Mr. Carole Lombard
From November 1939: Mr. Clark Gable thinks he’s lucky to have never been introduced as Mr. Carole Lombard. Says rumors that he’s on verge of a nervous breakdown are untrue—he’s merely trying to decided whether to use his one day off for duck hunting or swordfishing.
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Gossip Friday: Latest Bulletin
From October 1931: Metro is letting its news about its new screen sheik, Clark Gable, trickle out slowly to a breathless world. The latest bulletin is this: Clark’s dressing room is filled with books of poetry with many underlined passages. ___ Clark was new on the scene at this point, and he always loved poetry; his dressing room was filled with books.
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Gossip Friday: One Passion
From June 1941: Carole Lombard and Clark Gable have one passion in life–the army-type truck they had built to take he place of their honeymoon station wagon which was too small for the long motor trips they take together. With a top like a covered wagon, the truck is a model of compactness, outfitted to carry all their camping needs as well as gun cases. But on their very first hunting trip together, Carole almost killed her illustrious husband. They were hunting geese at Morrow Bay, and Carole’s was first shot. While Clark watched in admiration, Carole bagged the lead goose. Thirty-five pounds of dead bird fell through the air,…
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Gossip Friday: The Toughest
From 1962: Joan Blondell says Hollywood should give her a “heart of gold” award when she celebrates her fiftieth year in show business. “I’ve given back more men to leading ladies than anybody else in the world,” laughed Joan. “The toughest was handing Clark Gable back to Greer Garson.”
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Gossip Friday: Such is Fame
From June 1933: Clark Gable may be a big shot in the world of the silver screen but he looks like a dollar a day man in Jackson Hole. When Fred Deyo, local game warden was selling licenses at Moran the other day, he was approached by a man who said he wanted a license to hunt bear. The warden, immediately suspicious that a non-resident was about to tackle him for a resident license, looked him over and inquired, “Are you one of these reforestation army guys?” Accosted thus, the famous star turned to a companion and said, “I don’t think so, are we Doc?” He then informed the warden…
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Goodbye to John Barrymore
From June 2, 1942: 1,000 Honor Barrymore at Simple, 12-Minute Rites Hollywood–June 2: John Barrymore was buried today with a brief ceremony that contrasted with his career as the most spectacular member of America’s royal family of the theater. Fewer than 70 friends and relatives crowded the dim little chapel at Calvary Cemetery, but lined among the 200 steps leading to the chapel and in front of the building were 1,000 other persons gathered to pay tribute to the veteran actor who died Friday night. Father John O’Donnell of Immaculate Heart Church, the priest who received Barrymore back into the Catholic church and administered extreme unction before his death, conducted…
