Clark Gable - by Warren G Harris (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Presenting an astonishing portrait of the wildest, most indulgent, and magical days of the old Hollywood dream factory, "Clark Gable" brings the irresistible leading man vividly to life. 16-page full-color insert.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Clark Gable arrived in Hollywood after a rough-and-tumble youth, and his breezy, big-boned, everyman persona quickly made him the town's king. He was a gambler among gamblers, a heavy drinker in the days when everyone drank seemingly all the time, and a lover to legions of the most attractive women in the most glamorous business in the world, including the great love of his life, Carole Lombard. <p/>In this well-researched and revealing biography, Warren G. Harris gives an exceptionally acute portrait of one of the most memorable actors in the history of motion pictures--whose intimates included such legends as Marilyn Monroe, Joan Crawford, Loretta Young, David O. Selznick, Jean Harlow, Judy Garland, Lana Turner, Spencer Tracy, and Grace Kelly--as well as a vivid sense of the glamour and excess of mid-century Hollywood.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>" [With] plenty of glitz...captures that fabled era in Hollywood through the story of its biggest male star." --<i>Variety</i> <p/>"Fast-moving and frank. . . . You'll give a damn." --<i>People</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Warren G. Harris has written critically acclaimed biographies of Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, and Sophia Loren, among others. He lives in New York City.
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