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Clark Gable, FilmlandKing, Dies(Continued from pa Re DBrando, has ever approarhed Cable lie’s the kins—and he always Will be.When Margaret Mitchell wrote Gone With The Wind, she had 1 Clark Gable In mind when she created the character of Hhett But- | ler. Everybody knew it but GableI never could see myself in t that part, he once said His portrayal in the movie of the famed I best seller was a screen classic J but it was not his favorite.His Favorite Role jMis all-time favorite was the one I hat won him an Oscar in 19.14 j ' the wise-cracking newspaperman of It Happened One Night.1 was having a beef with Metro ^ in those days. he onee said. 1 was sick-even went to a hospital — but they thcratoncd me with suspension. To get even, they cx-ile-i me via a loanout to Columbia.* Columbia in those days was not the major studio it is now.It was a little independent on pov* ert\ row Siberia for me. so my lyo'.sov at MGM thought.' Hu; 1 knew they had guessed wrong a* soon as I read the script and talked to Frank Capra, the director The picture was the big turning point in my career. MGM had me in a rut playing mostly heavies or brutes.Chance to Play Comedy 'It Happened One Night’ gave t me a chan c to play comedy and ' from then on. I vs as never type j cast tGable, a better actor than most j screen heroes, never took himself , seriously \ few years ago, 1 asked him if he intended to take up directing as had some of his fellow stars j ' Direct'’ Hell' I haven’t even ; ■ learned how to act yetIn a way. that quote summed j up Gable a big star who never ; got the big head even though he i had the ears for it.Unlike many big stars. Gable was as heloved by fellow workers as by fans. When news of his first heart attack broke, a flock of MGM people from gatemen to• publicity men flocked to the hospital to help — although Gable hadn’t worked at MGM for 10 years.
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Albert Lea Evening Tribune
Albert Lea, Minnesota, US
Thu, Nov 17, 1960
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