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Clark Gable: A Biography
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Clark Gable: A Biography |
Author: Warren G. Harris
Published: 2005-10-25 |
List price: $15.95
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 Definitive narrative of Gable's rise
The first fifty pages of the novel is a fascinating look at Gable's early years up to his debut on Broadway at the Plymouth theatre. Gable's rise from a squeaky voiced novice with bad teeth and outsized ears to the polished professional (under the direction of much older "sugar mammas" Josephine Dillon and Ria Langham) ranks right up there with the best rags to riches stories ever told.
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br /The rest of the novel is a fair look at Gable's life and career with a few surprises-most notably details of an illegitimate daughter with Loretta Young.
 A Good Account of the King
This is a well researched bio of Clark Gable. He was not a perfect man but some of his issues certainly had their roots in the crushing poverty of his youth. It seems that with him what you saw on the screen was pretty much the man. And what a man! I enjoyed this book thououghly and reccommend it to anyone interested in Gable and Hollywood movies of the 30s, 40s and 50s.
 Plagiarism?
He lifted whole passages from Lyn Tornabene's bio "Long Live the King" but did not list her in the bibliography.
Clark Gable
Book was in excellent condition and a wonderful read. Gable led an interesting life and it was revealed with great detail. If you interested in biographies on celebrities from MGM era, this is a book to read.
 NOT DEFINITIVE BUT ITS O.K.
This is not a definitive biography of Gable by any means. Its merely o.k. The writer portrays Gable in a variety of ways from male/whore/pimp to broken down/shattered/griefstricken to a man obssessed with his masculinity and sexual prowess. Gable may have been the epitome of masculinity in the movies and it is this that earned him the title of "King". The writer attempts to portray Gable as a martyr throughout the entire book. The fact of the matter is that the truth lies somewhere in between. Gable was a womanizer and it is a well-known fact that he would have sex with anything with skirts on. It is also a well-known fact that Gable, by his own admission, was not THAT GREAT an actor. He was competent most of the time. He was brilliant in "It Happened One Night", "Mutiny on the Bounty" and "Gone With the Wind". It is no coincidence that he was Oscar nominated only for those performances. It is also a well-known fact that Gable had a homosexual encounter with William Haines (MGM's biggest male star of the silents)in order to advance his career. It is also a well-known fact that Gable used his first two wives to further his career, cheated on them and ultimately divorced them. But it is also well-known that they used him too. The writer wants to portray Gable as a saint. Saint he was not. The book has its merits. It reads well (albeit with inacurracies) and is interesting, if you can overlook the gossip, tabloid style with which it is written.
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