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Why doesnt she speak fondly of Clark Gable?


They starred in FIVE movies together and not once does Lana really talk about him in her autobiography. That strikes me as strange?



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Knock, me down and kiss my face.

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She did:

I revered Gable, who by then could almost write his own ticket at the studio.He could even choose his directors. Luckily we developed a close working relationship, though not a close friendship. He had married Carole Lombard not many months before, after a long love affair and a divorce from his previous wife. I doubt that Carole believed the rampant press speculations about ?fireworks? on the set between the two ?powerful sex symbols? Gable and I were supposed to be. But one day I was playing a scene with Clark, and when I turned to look toward Jack Conway, the director, what I saw instead was the beautiful face of Mrs. Gable. Why, I?m not sure, but my knees went watery and I became so flustered that I excused myself and fled to my dressing trailer. I stayed there, trying to collect myself, until a knock came on the door.

?They?re ready to shoot, Miss Turner,? a voice said. When I peeked out, there was no sign of Carole Lombard. I assume that Gable must have asked her to leave, saying that the kid was nervous. When I apologized to him, pretending that I?d forgotten something and had to run to the trailer for it, that famous smile lit up his face. He said simply,?I understand.?

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The same thing happened when Hedy Lamarr was starring with Gable on "Comrade X ". She came on to the set, dressed to the hilt, trying to offset Hedy, who did not run into her dressing room, as Lana did. Apparently, Carole felt threatened.

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Not surprisingly - they were all beautiful.

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