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. Weeks after her birth, lewis was placed in an orphanage. Plus, so much more about her relationships with the most important people in her life. Ill be forever grateful to loretta young, a guarded woman by nature, who finally d. And, wasnt there something about spencer tracy and tyrone power. A beautifully written missive written by an oscarwinning mother, loretta young, to the daughter she secretly conceived with oscarwinner clark gable while. Loretta young said clark gable date raped her at 23. Loretta young was date raped by clark gable, gave birth to. Judy lewis was born judy young on november 6, 1935.
Judy lewis was in her thirties before she discovered hollywoods bestkept secretthat she was the daughter of clark gable and loretta young. Loretta youngs familys tale about clark gable will change the way you think of the old hollywood star forever. The life, loves, and enduring faith of a hollywood. Clark gable accused of raping costar buzzfeed news. Her mother, loretta young, and her father, clark cable, conceived her while filing the hit 1935 adaptation of jack londons the call of the wild. Now in a posthumous biography, the academy award winner who crafted an image of purity on and off the screen. But, she laughed in mockmovie star tones, i have my books, my. All the stars in the heavens name dropped a lot of stars from the silent era through to the 50s. She won the 1948 academy award for best actress for her role in the. Is this famous clark gable scandal really a story about. January 6, 19 august 12, 2000 was an american actress. The story of clark gable and loretta youngs brief romance on the set of call of the wild and subsequent pregnancy is a sad one. Judy lewis, 76, daughter of loretta young and clark gable.
She was conceived while her birth parents, loretta young and clark gable, were working on the film the call of the wild. Loretta young during the filming of the call of the wild, gable and young had an affair. In 1935 she gave birth to a secret love child conceived after she had an affair a thenmarried clark gable. According to linda lewis, the daughterinlaw of the late actress, loretta young was the victim of a date rape at the hands of clark gable in 1935 which led to young becoming pregnant with. Actress loretta young is seen with actor clark gable while starring in call of the wild in 1935. It was a perfect role for clark gable, whose studio, mgm, was in the. Perhaps because clark gable and loretta young had an actual history offscreen with gable secretly fathering a child with young, theres a palpable chemistry between the two that is simply delicious. A hollywood scandal involving film legend clark gable and starlet loretta young, who lived in palm springs during her later years, has sparked new life in the wake of rape allegations against bill. Her father was actor clark gable of gone with the wind fame. In interviews with anderson for the book, young stated that lewis was her biological child and the product of a. Starting as a child actress, she had a long and varied. Today, her name is connected with a secret baby fathered by clark gable. Judy lewis, lovechild of loretta young and clark gable. Loretta youngs children divulge shocking, horrific details about clark gable.
Clark gable, loretta young and their daughter judy lewis. The original intent was to write a biography of miss young. In 1950, gable and young appeared together again in a romantic comedy, key to the city. The glamorous pair had met on the set of their 1935 movie call of the wild and had a passionate affair that left the 22yearold loretta pregnant. My favorite elizabeth allen film is a tale of two cities, where she played lucie manette. Clark gable, loretta young, and the betrayal of judy lewis january 30, 20 jack marshall ethics alarms has had an influx of new readers lately thanks, oreilly factor. Befitting the style of the day, the talea fictionalized account of the reallife love affair between screen idols loretta young and clark gableis full of romance, drama and snappy dialogue. Young moved to the relatively new medium of television. While the oscarwinning actress loretta young is beloved by classic movie fans for films such as the farmers daughter, come to the stable, and the bishops wife, she doesnt always get the credit she deserves for the full breadth of her seven decadelong career, including the silent films she made as a child actor, her great precode films of the early 1930s, and her pioneering work on. Loretta young january 6, 19 august 12, 2000 was an american actress. This is a reasonably wellwritten book about loretta youngs fascinating life.
Clark gables daughter and narcissistic trigger words. Loretta young was dateraped by clark gable, claims. This project began in 1990, but my life went into a different direction and was never published. Loretta youngs children divulge shocking, horrific. At the time of her birth, gable was married, young was unmarried. 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. See more ideas about clark gable, movie stars and classic hollywood. When we meet clark, hes working on his secondor is it his third.
Judy lewis, a psychotherapist and former actress who wrote a book about her complicated heritage as the illegitimate daughter of hollywood legends loretta young and clark gable, has died. Finally, a book that sets the record straight about judy lewis and the relationship between clark gable and loretta young. It was the most salacious rumor in hollywood but judy lewis was kept in the dark. In an explosive new interview with buzzfeed, loretta youngs daughterinlaw alleges that the late actresss adopted daughter was the result of an assault by clark gable. Because of the morality clause in both their contracts and the fact that clark gable was married, loretta young brought judy up as her adopted daughter. Did date rape lead to daughter for loretta young, clark gable. Youngs daughterinlaw now says the late actress believed gable date raped her, leading to her. The daughter of clark gable and loretta young details the pain she felt growing up, thinking that young. She won the 1948 academy award for best actress for her role in the 1947 film the farmers daughter, and received an oscar nomination for her role in come to the stable in 1949. I especially appreciate clark gables down to earth demeanor. My mother absolutely adored her, primarily through her longrunning television show the door reference in the title acknowledging that the actress always entered the set through a door at the opening of the show to announce the nights story. Yet judy lewis spent her first 19 months in hideaways and.
Young had just ended an intense relationship of more than a year with spencer tracy. Linda lewis talks about her motherinlaw loretta young. All the stars in the heavens is a wonderfully apt title for this sprawling novel set in 1930s hollywood, with a cast of characters that include clark gable, david niven, spencer tracy and the star of the novel loretta young. Loretta young sinks the familys claim herself in a 1985 quote uncovered by lou lumenick. The book went on sale friday, three months after youngs death at age 87.
Key to the city is a runofthemill opposites attract romantic comedy, enlivened and made worth watching thanks to its star leads. Now in her mid50s, she reveals that she is the natural child of young and clark gable. Even though judy carries his last name, he never adopted her. But now youngs family suggests that whats always been painted as an affair was in fact an instance of date rape. She was the secret biological daughter of actor clark gable and actress loretta young. He was a known womanizer and she was more strongly attracted to him than she was clark gable. Was the most famous love child of hollywoods golden era actually conceived when actress loretta young was dateraped by the legendary clark gable. Starting as a child actress, she had a long and varied career in film from 1917 to 1953. People have known for decades thatwhile he was marriedclark gable fathered a child with costar loretta young.
Oscarwinning actress loretta young admitted to having an affair with costar clark gable and that. Being a lover of classic hollywood movies since my teens, i recognized them all. By now, both stars were separately married and were. Yet judy lewis spent her first 19 months in hideaways and orphanages, and the rest of her early life untangling a. Set against a backdrop of beverly hills mansions and lavish parties, uncommon knowledge is a behindthescenes memoir of hollywood in its heyday. Lewis, the daughter of an unwed loretta young and clark gable, was 31. Because of the morality clause in both their contracts, young. Judy lewis, 76, secret child of famed hollywood stars. Clark gable and loretta youngs secret daughter passes away aged 76. Nowadays it is nothing at all, merely the typical days news, to read that an unwed celebrity is pregnant. In the book, she is a good woman, devoutly catholic, beautiful, compassionate, hardworking and immensely forgiving. I believe this book pairs well with uncommon knowledge by gables daughter by loretta young judy lewis.
Her parents were the actors loretta young and clark gable. Clark gable, loretta young and their daughter judy lewis dear. Jack oakie, loretta young and clark gable lunch break on the set of call of the wild 1935. The story of clark gable and loretta youngs brief romance on the set of. Then, in 2012, linda lewis, loretta youngs daughterinlaw, called, urging me to finally bring this book to full life. Well never really know if clark gable actually dateraped. Gable was married at the time of lewiss conception, and young concealed her pregnancy to avoid scandal. Because of the morality clause in both their contracts, young covered up the fact of her pregnancy, later announcing she had adopted the girl. I have been a fan since i watched an old video of the crusades by cecil b. She won the 1948 best actress academy award for her role in the 1947 film the farmers daughter, and received an oscar nomination for her role in come to the stable, in 1949.
Gable was married and young divorced, though still in her early twenties. But when the envelope was opened, out came the name of loretta young. Loretta young was date raped by clark gable and had his. New york her mother was an oscarwinning actress, loretta young. Lewis was born on november 6, 1935 in venice, california.
The daughter of clark gable and loretta young details the pain she felt growing up, thinking that young was her adoptive mother and that her father was dead. Young and gable became lovers in 1935 while costarring in call of the wild. During the klondike gold rush, a traveler purchases a dog to lead the way toward the treasure, but reconsiders his journey when he finds a jilted married woman. Judy lewis, daughter of loretta young and clark gable. Its a thoroughly entertaining tale that brings hollywoods golden age alive. And does treat them with such tenderness, such sweetness. 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. Loretta young made her name in classic hollywood as a great. Clark gable arrived in hollywood after a roughandtumble youth, and his breezy, bigboned, everyman persona quickly made him the towns king. November 6, 1935 november 25, 2011 was an american actress, writer, producer, and therapist. See more ideas about clark gable, john clark and carole lombard. 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.
With clark gable, loretta young, jack oakie, reginald owen. Hollywood actress loretta young rebuffed by david bowie. The story of clark gable and loretta youngs daughter youtube. Of clark gable she said, as rough and tough as he played many of his parts, you will notice that in all of those love scenes, particularly in gone with the wind, he is so gentle with women.
Key to the city by george sidney clark gable, loretta. Young s daughterinlaw now says the late actress believed gable date raped her, leading to her. The daughter of clark gable and loretta young details the pain she. Loretta young and actor clark gable are pictured in a movie still from the 1935 film call of the wild.
I loved the story, the secret yet true life romance of clark gable and lorretta young, and how the author wove all the fact with fiction. Loretta young made her name in classic hollywood as a great beauty and for the coverup of one of the industrys greatest scandals. There was much to tell, including giving birth to a secret baby fathered by a married clark gable, spencer tracy being the love of her life, and an expected proposal from tyrone power that never came. Gable had a relationship with her that lasted many years off an on.
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