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Tis the season Jolly Saint Nick runs Turkey Lurkey out of town
Tis the season Jolly Saint Nick runs Turkey Lurkey out of town. Do we really celebrate two seasons together or just celebrate one before its time? Merchandisers come out early with seasonal products way before we have even celebrated the current season. One of the largest promotions for holiday products is your local drug store.…
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Clark Gable’s Funeral 11-19-1960
Clark Gable’s funeral was held on November 19, 1960 at the Church of the Recessional at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale. Clark was interred alongside his late third wife Carole Lombard-Gable and his darling mother-in-law Elizabeth “Bess” Peters, Clark’s widow Kay Williams-Gable joined her husband at Forest Lawn in 1983. #OnThisDay #ClarkGable #ClarkGableForever #KingOfHollywood…
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Clark Gable-remade Red Dust
In 1953 Clark Gable remade his iconic Pre-Code “Red Dust” which he starred alongside Jean Harlow and Mary Astor, Ava Gardner would be cast in the Harlow role and Grace Kelly would be cast in the Mary Astor role, Both Red Dust and Mogambo were tremendous successes critically and at the box office, Both actresses…
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Two Happy People
From the article “Two Happy People,” May 1940: The Gables are old enough, smart enough and experienced enough in marital adventures to know that professional jealousy is the biggest barrier to their happiness. Without doubt, Miss Lombard is determined to keep pace with her husband in stardom. Miss Lombard apparently has no intention of leaving…
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Clark Gable’s Amazing Impact
“[Clark Gable] was totally unaware of the impact he had on people. He steered clear of the Hollywood whirl. At the end of a day’s filming, Clark would go to his dressing room and have a drink of Scotch with his make-up man and his stand-in. They would shoot the breeze for a while, then…
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The Teachers Pet – Clark Gable, Doris Day 1958
In 1956, she participated in the American remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew Too Much and will remain in people’s minds for a long time as the one who performs the Oscar-winning song “Que sera sera”. The fairy tale continued and in 1959, Doris Day was nominated for an Oscar for best actress…
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The Filming of Idiots Delight
When he started filming IDIOT’S DELIGHT in the fall of 1938, Clark Gable had just signed on the dotted line to play Rhett Butler in GONE WITH THE WIND but had time to kill before filming started. Clark was leery of the role in IDIOT’S DELIGHT. He had seen the play when it had been…
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Captain Clark Gable
Lieutenant Clark Gable on the cover of Motion Picture magazine, February 1943. #clarkgable #ww2 #worldwar2 #oldhollywood #1940shollywood #classicfilms ClarkGable.com ClarkGableEnterprises.com
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Clark Gable Destiny in the US Army
From March 1943: From the most authentic source, to Movieland [magazine] exclusively, comes some pretty distressing news for Gable fans. The big fellow, whom everyone in Hollywood worshipped, feels he has found his destiny in the Army. He likes being Captain Gable. He wants to keep on being Captain Gable, even after peace is declared.…
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