Lola is taking us back… waaaayyyy back! Clark Gable was a fine specimen wasn’t he? I did a little research and found some interesting facts about him.
- When he was growing up, everyone called him Billy Gable.
- Clark was widely considered for the role of Tarzan in the 1932 Tarzan, the Ape Man, but was deemed to unknown and the role went to Johnny Weissmuller.
- Both of Clark’s parents were of German ancestry.
- While growing up, Clark wanted to become a doctor.
- According to military records released in 2005, Clark’s weekly wage was listed as $7,500 for his movie work.
- Four days after finishing his stunt work on the film The Misfits, Clark suffered a heart attack and died 10 days later.
- His son, John Clark Gable, was born on March 20, 1961, 4 months after Clark’s death.
- In the summer of 1942, Clark enlisted in the army in honor of his late wife, Carole Lombard who had been killed in a plane crash while on tour selling war bonds. (source)
Thanks Lola!
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