Tag Archives: Clark Gable

when legends gather …

Posted on March 13, 2007 by sheila

Some of my favorite people … all in one place.

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Who Is The Dullest Man?

Posted on September 25, 2006 by sheila

Ava Gardner was asked, “So – who is the dullest man in Hollywood? Clark Gable or Gary Cooper?” Ava thought a bit and then said, “Well, if you ask Clark ‘How are you doing?’ he’s stuck for an answer.”

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Carole Lombard

Posted on September 20, 2006 by sheila

I’ve been reading a perfectly HORRIBLE biography of Gary Cooper, Cooper’s Women (and by “perfectly horrible” I mean “salacious and awesome”) and there’s a lot of great stuff in there about Carole Lombard . Lombard and Cooper “dated” before she … Continue reading →

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“And What Do You Do, Mr. Gable?”

Posted on December 7, 2005 by sheila

Howard Hawks and William Faulkner were good friends. They liked to go hunting and fishing together. One day they were planning a hunting trip, leaving from Hawks’ amazing house up in the mountains – and Clark Gable called. Howard Hawks … Continue reading →

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Rosalind Russell 12: “Nobody ever tried to direct Gable.”

Posted on August 2, 2005 by sheila

Here’s Russell on what makes a good director: A good director also knows when not to direct. Nobody ever tried to direct Gable. They let Gable be Gable. I don’t mean that he wouldn’t take direction, but when he walked … Continue reading →

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Rosalind Russell 9: on Clark Gable

Posted on August 2, 2005 by sheila

Russell says: The only man who could make a love scene comfortable was Clark Gable. He was born graceful, he knew what to do with his feet, and when he took hold of you, there was no fooling around.

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100 Funniest Performances

Posted on June 7, 2005 by sheila

… by Alex. She just launched Part 3. I was so glad to see Claudette Colbert in It Happened One Night on the list … That performance is just mastery. Not only is she as funny as Clark Gable, she … Continue reading →

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Three Similar Stories About Film Acting

Posted on October 8, 2004 by sheila

One story stars Clark Gable. One stars Robert Duvall. And one stars Gary Cooper (the latest celeb-crush … I will never abandon Cary … how could I? We had a good time together, he and I. We really did. But … Continue reading →

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Billy Wilder on Cary Grant

Posted on September 2, 2004 by sheila

Excerpt from Conversations with Wilder: I had Cary Grant in mind for 4 of my pictures. He was a friend of mine, and I liked him enormously, and he liked me. But he was apprehensive, he did not want to … Continue reading →

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