Clark Gable: Tormented Star
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Clark Gable was the archetypal Hollywood gentleman, the kind of man red-blooded women lusted after, and who their envious husbands yearned to be. Yet as David Bret reveals, Gable was also bisexual, a facet of his complex persona that was airbrushed out in an age when such men were invariably mocked as effete and lily-livered. Bret recounts Gable's two failed marriages to women who turned a blind eye towards his affairs with men, such as the actors Earl Larimore, Johnny Mack Brown, William Haines, and Rod LaRocque -- men whom Gable outed to the press to prevent himself from being outed. Bret also reveals exclusively that Gable's wartime "heroics," which saw him promoted through the ranks from private to major in less than a year, were no more than an elaborate publicity stunt, which subsequently embarrassed the U.S. government. Bret draws on a wealth of unpublished material to examine every aspect of Clark Gable's career and personal life, telling his story as it has never been told before -- wholly uncensored, with accuracy and passion.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:078672093X
ISBN13:9780786720934
Release Date:December 2007
Publisher:Carroll & Graf Publishers
Length:287 Pages
Weight:1.14 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"
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CLARK GABLE
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This book about Clark Gable is a background work about his life. I have heard for years about his bisexuality. The author has done some research on this subject and the result is this book. Many may not like to hear about his sex life but the content is handled discreetly by the author. It makes for interesting reading. The author goes into detail about how Gable handled losing Carole Lombard and how he went to her last stop on the tour before the plane crashed. I enjoyed reading the book. It gives one insight into how the studio system worked in the 1930's/40's, and how Gable and perhaps others felt about working in the system.
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