The life, loves and enduring faith of a hollywood legend. Loretta young and clark gable in call of the wild so for more than six decades the fling between clark gable and one of his most beautiful leading ladies was swept under the carpet. Gable was married at the time of lewiss conception, and young concealed her pregnancy to avoid scandal. Judy lewis was born on november 6, 1935 in venice, california. Loretta young and clark gable becamed lovers while filming call of the wild and that produced a daughter, judy. Clark gable accused of raping costar buzzfeed news. Her knowledge of screenplays and movies informs this book all the stars in the heavens, which is. Clark gable was rumored to have dateraped loretta young. For 23 years judy lewis lived as the adopted daughter of loretta young. Clark gable, loretta young and their daughter judy lewis. Loretta young was believed to have had an affair with gable. The story of clark gable and loretta youngs daughter youtube. Oscarwinning actress loretta young admitted to having an affair with costar clark gable. Since judy eventually became a therapist and family counselor, this book deals with the analysis of the dysfunctional family dynamic that affected her life.
January 6, 19 august 12, 2000 was an american actress. Anne helen petersons lengthy piece not only arrives amid the bill cosby scandal but comes nearly four years after the death of gable and youngs daughter judy lewis who claimed in a. Loretta young and clark gable would work together one more time, in george sidneys 1950 romantic comedy key to the city. Judy lewis was the illegitimate daughter of loretta young and clark gable. Tragedy of the actress who was date raped by clark gable, gave birth to his baby and then kept it secret for eighty years. As some of you know, i did a joint book signing with her years ago when i was promoting sweethearts and she was first coming out with her autobiography and true story. Lewis was philosophical about the secrecy in which she grew up. She won the 1948 academy award for best actress for her role in the 1947 film the farmers daughter, and received an oscar nomination for her role in come to the stable in 1949. A beautifully written missive written by an oscarwinning mother, loretta young, to the daughter she secretly conceived with oscarwinner clark gable while filming call of the wild.
Judy lewis, one of hollywoods best kept secrets her mother, loretta young, and her father, clark cable, conceived her while filing the hit. Young was single and 22 and gable married and 34 when they costarred in call of the wild 1935, based on the classic novel by jack london. Nowadays it is nothing at all, merely the typical days news, to read that an unwed celebrity is pregnant. This project began in 1990, but my life went into a different direction and was never published. Judy lewis the illegitimate daughter of clark gable and loretta young, died last week at age 76. Clark gable was rumored to have dateraped loretta young, she gave birth to his baby, and kept it a secret the truth always comes out but maybe that wasnt the truth afterall. Gable never knew his only other child, john clark gable, who was born to his fifth wife, kay spreckles, not long after the actors november 1960 death. Now in her mid50s, she reveals that she is the natural child of young and clark gable. Judy lewis, therapist, is the love child of loretta young and clark gable. Clark gable and loretta young on the set of the call of the wild 1935 trigiani, who hails from big stone gap, wrote and directed the movie with the same name. Uncommon knowledge is a biographical, tellall book that reveals a fascinating, if tragic, behindthescenes. Loretta young was date raped by clark gable, gave birth to daughter whose paternity was kept secret for years. Forever young and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
Lewis, 65, said in her book that she remained in the dark about her true parentage until the age of 31, when she confronted her mother with the rumors she had heard. Loretta youngs children divulge shocking, horrific. Loretta young s children divulge shocking, horrific details about clark gable. I am currently reading a book of fiction about the love affair of clark gable and loretta young during the filming of the call of the wild. But young, who had earned a reputation as being deeply religious, never commented on the rumors in her lifetime even when daughter judy lewis wrote a 1994 book declaring that gable. It recounts their meeting on the train enroute to washington state for the filming, how they fell in love in the remote location, and the birth of their daughter judy judith.
Weeks after her birth, lewis was placed in an orphanage. Clark gable, american film actor who epitomized the american ideal of masculinity and virility. It was one of hollywoods bestkept secrets for decades until the truth came out after 60 years. Judy lewis was born judy young on november 6, 1935. A memorial will be held saturday for judy lewis, the woman thought to be the daughter of clark gable and loretta young, who died at the age of 76. She did charm me but, over time, she also recognized my candor. Welcome to the official loretta young facebook page. In the book, she is a good woman, devoutly catholic, beautiful, compassionate, hardworking and immensely forgiving. Her parents were the actors loretta young and clark gable. Anne helen peterson s lengthy piece not only arrives amid the bill cosby scandal but comes nearly four years after the death of gable and youngs daughter judy lewis who claimed in a bestselling. During the klondike gold rush, a traveler purchases a dog to lead the way toward the treasure, but reconsiders his journey when he finds a jilted married woman. Clark gable and loretta young s secret daughter passes away aged 76. Finally, a book that sets the record straight about judy lewis and the relationship between clark gable and loretta young.
Having read trigianis beautiful story of old hollywood and a love story between loretta young and clark gable all the stars in heaven that was actually more fiction than truth, i became more curious about the lovely actress whom i remember only from her television days but whom i. Secret daughter of clark gable and loretta young, judy. Young, among whose film credits include laugh, clown, laugh, mans castle, the crusades, the stranger, the bishops wife, and the accused, died of cancer in august 2000. Loretta young made her name in classic hollywood as a great. The story of clark gable and loretta young s brief romance on the set of call of the wild and subsequent pregnancy is a sad one. Judy lewis, a psychotherapist and former actress who wrote a book about her complicated heritage as the illegitimate daughter of hollywood legends loretta young and clark gable. Loretta young s familys tale about clark gable will change the way you think of the old hollywood star forever. When we meet clark, hes working on his secondor is it his third. Judy lewis, 76, daughter of loretta young and clark gable. Loretta young was date raped by clark gable, gave birth to. With encouragement from members of miss young s family, behind the door.
In interviews with anderson for the book, young stated that lewis was her biological child and the product of a. The call of the wild 1935 with clark gable, loretta young, jack oakie, and reginald owen directed by william a. To learn about other gable affairs, be sure to click here. The life, loves, and enduring faith of a hollywood. With clark gable, loretta young, jack oakie, reginald owen. Clark gable and loretta young fell in love while filming call of the wild loretta young explains in her authorized biography that it was a one. Well never really know if clark gable actually dateraped. Judy lewis, lovechild of loretta young and clark gable. Gable was married and young divorced, though still in her early twenties. Gable was married at the time of lewis conception, and young concealed her pregnancy to avoid scandal. This page is lovingly maintained by the loretta young estate and is dedicated to her many. Lewis, the daughter of an unwed loretta young and clark gable, was 31.
Lewis, 65, said in her book that she remained in the dark about her true parentage until. Probably his most known affairs were with joan crawford, loretta young, and elizabeth allen, but i can just imagine how many there were that we will never know about. In the case of loretta young, then 22, and clark gable, then 34, they had an affair in 1935, while in washington state filming, the call of the wild. Judy lewis, a psychotherapist and former actress who wrote a book about her complicated heritage as the illegitimate daughter of hollywood legends loretta young and clark gable, has died.
Then, in 2012, linda lewis, loretta young s daughterinlaw, called, urging me to finally bring this book to full life. What lewis would not discover for another eight years was something hollywood insiders had long suspected. Young and clark gable were the romantic leads of the 1935 twentieth century pictures film the call of the wild. Now judy lewis the secret love child of film stars clark gable and loretta young, who conceived her on the set of the call of the wild in the 1930s has died of cancer aged 76. Young herself was the other half of the rumorthat judy, told all her life that she had been adopted by the. Loretta youngs heartbreaking estrangement with daughter. Young and gable became lovers in 1935 while costarring in call of the wild.
She was conceived while her birth parents, loretta young and clark gable, were working on the film the call of the wild. Starting as a child actress, she had a long and varied. Judy lewis, one of hollywoods best kept secrets her mother, loretta young, and her father, clark cable, conceived her while filing the hit 1935 adaptation of jack london s the call of the. His movies included it happened one night, mutiny on the bounty, gone with the wind, and the misfits. It is well known that clark gable had affairs with women other than his wives. It was a perfect role for clark gable, whose studio, mgm, was in the. Her autobiography, uncommon knowledge, tells her story. Because of the morality clause in both their contracts and the fact that clark gable was married, loretta young brought judy up as her adopted daughter. It was in 1998 in the wake of judys memoir that young, by then in her eighties, first heard the term date rape on larry king live, at home in palm springs with ed funk. The call of the wild, loretta young, clark gable, 1935. Loretta young was date raped by clark gable and had his. The call of the wild 1935 clark gable, loretta young. An enormously popular actor during his lifetime, gable was dubbed the king of hollywood. Young herself was the other half of the rumor that judy, told all her life that she had been adopted by the.
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