Weeks after her birth, lewis was placed in an orphanage. Its a fascinating story, said dorree lynn, a clinical psychologist from. Because of the strict morality clauses in their contracts and the fact that clark gable was married they could not tell anybody except. Judy lewis, late daughter of loretta young and clark gable. Jack oakie, loretta young and clark gable lunch break on the set of call of the wild 1935. See more ideas about john clark, clark gable and carole lombard. In 1950, gable and young appeared together again in a romantic comedy, key to the city. According to her obituary today in the new york times, lewis spent the first 19. A beautifully written missive written by an oscarwinning mother, loretta young, to the daughter she secretly conceived with oscarwinner clark. At the time of her birth, gable was married, young was unmarried.
Loretta young was date raped by clark gable, gave birth to. Read the new york times article on her death here judy was concieved during the freezing washington location shoot for call of. Youngs daughterinlaw now says the late actress believed gable date raped her, leading to her. Carole lombards life was marked by tragedy, a new book. Wellman wrote in his autobiography that there was monkey business between gable and young and that he asked gable to cool it. Clark gable and loretta young fell in love while filming call of the wild loretta young explains in her authorized biography that it was a one night occurence but thats all you need. Lewis was born on november 6, 1935 in venice, california. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Is this famous clark gable scandal really a story about. Why loretta lynn stood by her husband despite his cheating.
Loretta young made her name in classic hollywood as a great beauty and for the coverup of one of the industrys greatest scandals. In the case of loretta young, then 22, and clark gable, then 34, they had an affair in 1935, while in washington state filming, the call of the wild. Clark gable was certainly everything he was supposed to be. Also there has been information about clark gable that makes this book out of date. Judy lewis the secret love child of hollywood stars clark gable and loretta young, who conceived her on the set of the call of the wild in the. I highly recommend to all those who enjoy old black and white movies, where the story is told through great actors like gable and lombard, without the need for any special effects. The new york post wrote that film historian robert matzen heard a little about what was going on with clark gable and costar loretta young on the movie set of the call of the wild. Gable also had a secret daughter, judy lewis born on nov. He saves a dog, buck, from mistreatment, trains the dog, and wins a. As for questioning the paternity of john clark gable, one only has to look at his son to see that gable was the grandfather uncanny resemblance can find pictures at tmz or other websites. Clark gable and loretta youngs hollywood scandal involves.
In 1935, she made call of the wild 1935 with clark gable. Clark gable arrived in hollywood after a roughandtumble youth, and his breezy, bigboned, everyman persona quickly made him the towns king. If youve ever listened to loretta lynn sing a song and paid close attention to her words, then youve already kept company with a lot of the people and feelings in this book. The author also wrote a book on lombard and gable, so he spends more time on their relationship than other books do. In 1948, loretta webb was a young bride of 15 when she wed 21yearold oliver vanetta lynn nicknamed mooney and doolittle soon after theyd met at a pie social. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. The tragic reallife story of clark gable and carole lombard. William clark gable february 1, 1901 november 16, 1960 was an american film actor, often referred to as the king of hollywood. See more ideas about loretta young, classic hollywood and old hollywood. Well never really know if clark gable actually dateraped. A new story claims loretta young was dateraped by actor clark gable. Loretta young and clark gable in call of the wild so for more than six decades the fling between clark gable and one of his most beautiful leading ladies was swept under the. Widowed christine massey works a freelance writer in suburban connecticut while raising her.
Loretta youngs son opens up about his mothers final years in a. With loretta young, james philbrook, dack rambo, cindy carol. But now youngs family suggests that whats always been painted as an affair was in fact an instance of date rape. Judy lewis, a psychotherapist and former actress who wrote a book about her complicated heritage as the illegitimate daughter of hollywood stars loretta young and clark gable, died of cancer nov. Starting as a child actress, she had a long and varied. Loretta young and david niven relationship details shagtree.
In 1935, she costarred with clark gable and jack oakie in the film version of jack. Patsy cline and loretta lynns daughters helped in the making of. Clark gable suffered a heart attack two days after the completion of the misfits and died at the age of 59, just a few months before the birth of his first son. Clark gable accused of raping costar loretta young. Judy lewis, therapist, is the love child of loretta young and clark gable. He was a gambler among gamblers, a heavy drinker in the days when everyone drank seemingly all the time, and a lover to legions of the most attractive women in the most glamorous business in the world, including the great love of his.
Hollywoodvintage hollywoodbishop wifeadrienne amesjudy lewisloretta youngnext film. Clark gable and carole lombard had the sweetest and the most. Postal service delivery confirmation, each order is packaged in a new box with bubble wrap, and always your. Bret did not offer any new information about gable other than some seriously questionable rumors that sound more like wishful thinking. Relationship dating details of loretta young and david niven and all the other celebrities theyve hooked up with. Young, a roman catholic, went to europe to wait out her pregnancy, then returned to the united states and put lewis in a san francisco orphanage. Such a great book about 2 of hollywoods greatest stars. People have known for decades thatwhile he was marriedclark gable fathered a child with costar loretta young. An enormously popular star during his lifetime, gable was dubbed the king of hollywood. Need another excuse to treat yourself to new book this week.
Loretta lynn the complete guide this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. Loretta youngs son, chris lewis, revealed details about his mother in. Judy lewis, lovechild of loretta young and clark gable. In the case of loretta young, then 22, and clark gable, then 34, they had an affair in 1935, while in washington state filming, the call of. The new loretta young show tv series 19621963 imdb. In 1994 youngs daughter judy lewis wrote a book in which she revealed she had been fathered outside of wedlock by clark gable and that for years she had been led to believe that she had been adopted by young. Gable was married at the time of lewiss conception, and young concealed her pregnancy to avoid scandal. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Ill be forever grateful to loretta young, a guarded woman by nature, who finally. Alice moore born in new york city on 23 november she died 7 may 1960 in. Clark james gable september 20, 1988 february 22, 2019, also known as clark gable iii, was an american actor, model, and television presenter. Dl hughleys daughter tyler was almost a listed sex offender according to his 2012 book.
This 95minute film, directed by william wellman, stars clark gable and loretta young. Loretta youngloretta lynnmoda vintagemoda retroold hollywoodhollywood. Next, gable starred with jean harlow in the romantic comedydrama red. Most of the nations newspapers announced the death of clark gable with a fourword headline. She was the secret biological daughter of actor clark gable and actress loretta young. And the men who knew her the hollywood collection duration. Judy lewis, daughter of loretta young and clark gable. William clark gable february 1, 1901 november 16, 1960 was an american film actor, often. Because of the morality clause in both their contracts, young covered up the fact of her pregnancy, later announcing she had adopted the girl. The story tells about jack thornton gable an adventurous prospector who makes a gold strike, then loses it on gambling tables. She was conceived while her birth parents, loretta young and clark gable, were working on the film the call of the wild. Her first husband was actor grant withers, her second was producerwriter thomas lewis and her third was fashion designer jean louis. Yet judy lewis spent her first 19 months in hideaways and orphanages, and the rest of. By now, both stars were separately married and were only on friendly terms throughout the film production.
Carole lombards life was marked by sadness and tragedy, a new book explores her story clark gable was distraught as he struggled up the snowcovered granite mountainside strewn with the wreckage. Having read trigianis beautiful story of old hollywood and a love story between loretta young and clark gable all the stars in heaven that was actually more fiction than truth, i became more curious about the lovely actress whom i remember only from her television days but whom i thought was so gorgeous and sophisticated. The book hardly mentions loretta young and in the early 1990s it came out that clark gable and loretta young had a secret love child. He later became well known as the author of a bestselling book, the last enemy. Clark gable, in full william clark gable, born february 1, 1901, cadiz, ohio, u. Gable and elizabeth allen met when they made men in white together at mgm. Judy lewis and the relationship between clark gable and loretta young. November 6, 1935 november 25, 2011 was an american actress, writer, producer, and therapist. Gable was a host of the television reality show cheaters. Clark gable arrived in hollywood after a roughandtumble youth, and his breezy, bigboned. Spreckels and gable had one son, john clark gable, who was born after gables death. He was a gambler among gamblers, a heavy drinker in the days when everyone drank seemingly all the time, and a lover to legions of the most attractive women in the most glamorous business in the world.
Clark gable accused of raping costar buzzfeed news. However, the adopted daughter of superstar loretta young was indeed his daughter. The story of clark gable and loretta youngs daughter. Clark gable and mary costarred in red dust and any number can play. I will confess that i love the idea of clark and me falling in love and having judy. Young moved to the relatively new medium of television, where she had a dramatic. He had roles in more than 60 motion pictures in a wide variety of genres in a career that lasted 37 years, three decades of which was as a leading man. A biography of clark gablelynn tornabene, new york. They had a relationship that lasted many years off and on, but they were never really serious, as far as i know.
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