Finally saw the Misfits not that long ago 2-3 months. Didn’t enjoy it. Perhaps the memory of the back stage antics of the stars. Don’t know, but I’d not venture forth to see it again.
The ranch was in total decay. Do remember not long ago he was in NY and media reported something about owing the city/state mucho dinero in back taxes. As to the abandoned....in the same series of You Tube videos these same two filmed Vincent Minnelli, Liza’s dad’s abandoned home in Hollywood This old dilapidated mansion of by-gone days. Creepy!! Do remember reading about Gable’s son and even seeing a photo of him. He resembles the big guy a great deal. His name will pop up on occasion, but his mom was very low key in raising him and avoided the spotlight as much as possible. GWTW was such a sad story/plot. But the real story in real life was just as sad. When Clark’s wife would visit the hospital room it was said he constantly asked her to turn side ways so he might see his son. He so anticipated that child. And then he died before ever seeing him. Sad, sad, story.
I’ve seen ‘The Misfits’ several times. I enjoyed it, I guess because of the big name stars (Marilyn, Clark, Montgomery Cliff, etc- all sad, troubled in real life), but it made me sad because of the horses being rounded up for dog food, and it was sad seeing Marilyn. I loved her, but she was so troubled and met such a terrible end.
I still believe JFK, RK killed her. She was having an affair with both and threatened to expose it.
Google MM murder-JFK to get details.
One can feel sorry for Gable never living to see his son, but he DID have a daughter, Judy Lewis, born out of wedlock to Loretta Young.(one of the great beauties of the Classic era- and underrated)
After a few initial visits when she was a baby and once as a toddler, he ignored her for the rest of his life. She only found out who her father was when, as an adult, a family friend let it spill.
But back in those days such a scandal as an out of wedlock baby could ruin careers. So...who knows.
I’ve seen GWTW at least a dozen times. Great movie.
Vivian Leigh was one of the greatest beauties of the Classic era.
It was just the way it was back then.
I’m wondering how long it will take the Libs and Black Lives Matter idiots to try to have it banned- as they are doing to the Confederate flag and statues of prominent Southern figures like generals, etc.
Idiots. Bad as some of it was, it is American history.
I looked up photos of John Clark, didn’t see much of a resemblance to Clark, Sr.
John Clark (a minor actor) now has a son named..wait for it-
Clark Gable 111.
All of Clark’s descendants are handsome men, but none really favor Clark.
Clark wasn’t really that handsome, he just had that special, unidentifiable something that makes a star- someone you love to watch, like Marilyn.