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" Clark Gable : "
David Bret.
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BL
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1042463
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b796833
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| Main Entry
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Bret, David.
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| Title & Author
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Clark Gable : : tormented star /\ David Bret.
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1st Da Capo Press pbk. ed.
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Cambridge, MA :: Da Capo Press,, 2008.
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1 online resource (xiii, 287 pages)
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078672675X
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: 9780786726752
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9780306817519
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-279) and index.
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| Abstract
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From the acclaimed author of Joan Crawford comes a riveting and uncensored biography of Clark Gable. The archetypal male of his era, Gable was named "King of Hollywood" in 1938. But as David Bret reveals, the star was not quite who he seemed. One of Gable's best-kept secrets was his bisexuality. Bret recounts Gable's failed marriages to women who turned a blind eye toward his affairs with actors Earl Larimore and Rod La Rocque, among other men. Bret also reveals how a pseudo-scandalous paternity suit and the actor's wartime accomplishments were no more than elaborate publicity stunts created b.
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Gable, Clark,1901-1960.
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Gable, Clark,1901-1960
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Motion picture actors and actresses-- United States, Biography.
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Motion picture actors and actresses.
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PERFORMING ARTS-- Acting Auditioning.
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United States.
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791.4302/8092B
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PN2287.G3H25 2008eb
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