HOLLYWOOD CANDIDS

Clark Gable was a highly respected individual in Hollywood. Although not an avid partygoer, Gable did have many friends in Hollywood that included such people as David Niven, Lucille Ball, Paulette Goddard, Joan Crawford, Cary Grant, Bob Hope, Marlene Dietrich, Claudette Colbert, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Taylor, Tyrone Power, James Cagney, Victor Fleming, and Ward Bond. Gable always cooperated with the Press.

with Marion Davies

Gable and Marion Davies at a Hearst party
1932

on the set of Strange Interlude

Gable on the set of Strange Interlude
1932

on the set of Dancing Lady

Gable on the set of Dancing Lady
1933

with John Barrymore

Gable and John Barrymore at a shooting range
1934

with Joan Crawford

Gable and Joan Crawford
on the set of Chained 1934

receiving the Academy Award

Gable receiving the Academy Award for Best Actor
1934

with Constance Bennett

Gable and Constance Bennett
On the set of After Office Hours 1935

on his bicycle

Gable on his bicycle on the set of Love On the Run
1936

with Constance Bennett

(clockwise from L) Grant, Gable, Cortez, Lombard
Hollywood 1936

on his bicycle

Yachting
Hollywood 1936

with Dietrich

Gable and Marlene Dietrich on CBS Lux Radio Theatre
1936

at Grauman's Chinese Theatre

Gable at Grauman's Chinese Theatre
January, 1937

on the set of Betrayed

Gable on his Encino farm ranch, 1939

with Louella O. Parsons

Gable, 1938

signing GWTW contract

Gable, David O. Selznick & Louis B. Mayer signing the
contract for Gone With the Wind, 1938

on location

Gable and Shirley Temple at MGM Studios 
1941

On the set of Parnell with Myrna Loy and Alan Marshall, 1937

On the set of Parnell with Myrna Loy and Alan Marshall, 1937

Gable, Temple, Rooney, and Garland MGM Studios 1941

Gable, Temple, Rooney, and Garland
MGM Studios 1941

on the set of Betrayed

Gable & his dog, 1936

with Louella O. Parsons

Gable and his cat, 1946

with his dogs

Gable with his dogs at his ranch in Encino
1947

with Hedda Hopper 

Gable with Hedda Hopper 
1947

on location

Gable shaving on location for Across the Wide Missouri 
1951

in Paris

Gable in Paris 
1954

in Paris

Gable in Paris 
1954

in Paris

Gable on the set of Betrayed 
1954

on the set of Betrayed

Gable & Lana Turner on the set of Betrayed, 1954

with Louella O. Parsons

Gable and Louella O. Parsons, Hollywood 1955

Gable & Lucille Ball, 1946

Gable & Lucille Ball, 1946

Gable and Katharine Hepburn, 1949

Gable and Katharine Hepburn, 1949

Gable with wife Ria, Norma Shearer and Irving Thalberg in 1936

Gable with wife Ria, Norma Shearer and Irving Thalberg in 1936

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