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Clark Gable, FilmlandKing, Dies(Continued from page 1* Brando, has ever approached Gable. He’s the king and he always will be.”When Margaret Mitchell wrote “Gone With The Wind,” she had Clark Gable In mind when she created the character of Hhcit But ler. Everybody knew it but Gable1 never could see myself In that part.” he once said His portrayal in the movie of the famed hest seller was a screen classic hut tt was not his favorite.Hit Favorite Role His all-time favorite was the one : hat won him an Oscar in 1934 — the w ise-rraeking newspaperman of It Happened One Night.”' I was having a beef with Metro in those days.” he once said. ”1 ; was sick—even went to a hospital — but they thoratened me with suspension To get even, they exiled me via a loanout to Columbia.’ Columbia in those days was not the major studio it is now. It was a little independent on poverty row—Siberia for me, so my Ivo-^os at MGM thought.' Rti! 1 knew they had guessed wrnn^ a« soon as 1 read the script ■ and talked to Frank Capra, the I director The picture w as the big j turning point in my eareer. MGM j had me in a rut playing mostly! heavies or brutes.Chance to Play Comedy ” It Happened OnP Night’ gave me a chance to play comedy and from then on, I was never type cast.”Gable, a better actor than most screen hcrof , never took himself seriously A few years ago. I asked him if he intended to take up directing as had some of his fellow stars* Direct” Hell! I haven’t even learned how to act yet ”In a wav, that quote summed up Gable a big star who never got the big bead even though he had the ears for it.Unlike many big stars. Gable was as beloved by fellow workers as by fans. When news of his i first heart attack broke, a flock 5 of MGM people from gatemen to publicity men flocked to the hospital to help although Gable hadn't worked at MGM for 10 years.CLARK GABLE
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Albert Lea Evening Tribune
Albert Lea, Minnesota, US
Thu, Nov 17, 1960
Page 17
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