Best Clark Gable Biography - April 2024

The King: A Biography of Clark Gable

The King was first published in 1961, shortly after the death of Hollywood legend Clark Gable in 1960. The book traces Gable's life from its humble, hard-scrabble beginnings in Ohio, to his hard-work and determined efforts to achieve success on Broadway, to his meteoric rise to stardom in Hollywood, his time spent in the Army Air Force in Europe, and his many loves, including Carole Lombard who was tragically killed in an airplane crash in 1942. The King paints an intimate, contemporary portrait of Clark Gable the man, both on and off camera, and ends with Gable's work on his last film, The Mi... [Read More]

• ASIN: B0153P0UA6
• ASIN: B0153P0UA6
• Manufacturer: NightHawk Books

Gone with the Wind

• ASIN: B000XGMTWS
• ASIN: B000XGMTWS
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: Scribner

Hollywood's 10 Greatest Actors: Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, Marlon Brando, Fred Astaire, Henry Fonda, Clark Gable, James Cagney, Spencer Tracy, and Charlie Chaplin

*Includes pictures. *Includes actors' quotes about their careers. *Includes bibliographies. In 1999, the American Film Institute released its list of the 50 greatest Hollywood stars of the 20th century, and selecting the 10 best actors out of the bunch was certainly a tall task. The competition was so stacked that men like Gary Cooper and John Wayne were not even among the Top 10. So who were the Top 10 men selected by the AFI? One man has long been considered the greatest male star. From the time he first became a leading man, Humphrey Bogart’s screen image has resonated with viewers mor... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1494702924
• ASIN: 1494702924
• ISBN: 1494702924
• Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany

The riveting history of the American Eighth Air Force in World War Two, the story of the young men who flew the bombers that helped bring Nazi Germany to its knees, brilliantly told by historian Donald Miller and soon to be a major HBO series.Masters of the Air is the deeply personal story of the American bomber boys in World War II who brought the war to Hitler’s doorstep. With the narrative power of fiction, Donald Miller takes you on a harrowing ride through the fire-filled skies over Berlin, Hanover, and Dresden and describes the terrible cost of bombing for the German people. Fighting a... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0743235452
• ASIN: 0743235452
• ISBN: 0743235452
• Brand: Simon Schuster
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

Clark Gable: Biography, Filmography, Bibliography

"Clark Gable is a man de-classed. You can't guess in any way where he came from or what he was." Frank Taylor, producer of Gable's last film, The Misfits (1961), said this of the man who, to many people, will forever be Southern gentleman Rhett Butler of Gone with the Wind. This work tells Gable's life story, from his birth in 1901 in Cadiz, Ohio, to his death in 1960 in Hollywood. It chronicles his stage career, and of course gives information on every one of his films. His family background, his development as a person, the many romances including five marriages, and his relationships with f... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0786411244
• ASIN: 0786411244
• ISBN: 0786411244
• Brand: Brand: McFarland
• Manufacturer: McFarland & Company

Leading Men: The 50 Most Unforgettable Actors of the Studio Era

Tough, sophisticated, witty, and handsome from Rudolph Valentino to Buster Keaton, Cary Grant to Jimmy Stewart, Humphrey Bogart to Steve McQueen, each of the actors featured in this book brought a magnetic presence to the screen and made a powerful and enduring mark on film history. Produced by Turner Classic Movies, this stylish and definitive guide as the inside scoop and off-the-record reveals of fifty unforgettable actors and is also the focus of an on-air film festival on the channel. The lives and accomplishments of each actor are celebrated in an insightful career overview, accompanied ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0811854671
• ASIN: 0811854671
• ISBN: 0811854671
• Brand: Brand: Chronicle Books
• Manufacturer: Chronicle Books

Fireball: Carole Lombard and the Mystery of Flight 3

This fresh look at Hollywood's "Queen of Screwball," Carole Lombard, presents a first-ever examination of the events that led to the shocking flight mishap that took her life on the side of a Nevada mountain in 1942. It also provides a day-by-day account of the struggles of Lombard's husband, Clark Gable, and other family, friends, and fans to cope with the tragedy. In effect, having just completed the first sale of war bonds and stamps in the nation following its entry into World War II, Lombard became the first Hollywood start to sacrifice her life in the War. The War Department offered Gabl... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01NCTWGWK
• ASIN: B01NCTWGWK
• Manufacturer: GoodKnight Books

Hollywood Godfather: The Life and Crimes of Billy Wilkerson

   Billy Wilkerson was the most powerful man in Hollywood during the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s. He was owner and publisher of the Hollywood Reporter, the film industry newspaper that became known as “Hollywood’s bible,” and he built the Café Trocadero and other legendary nightspots of the Sunset Strip. In thirty years as Tinseltown’s premier behind-the-scenes power broker, Wilkerson introduced Clark Gable and Lana Turner to the world, brought the Mafia to Hollywood, engineered the shakedown of the Hollywood studios by Willie Bioff and his mob-run unions, helped invent Las Vegas, ta... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1613736606
• ASIN: 1613736606
• ISBN: 1613736606
• Manufacturer: Chicago Review Press

The Life and Times of Mickey Rooney

A definitive biography of the iconic actor and Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney (1920-2014) and his extravagant, sometimes tawdry life, drawing on exclusive interviews, and with those who knew him best, including his heretofore unknown mistress of sixty years.“I lived like a rock star,” said Mickey Rooney. “I had all I ever wanted, from Lana Turner and Joan Crawford to every starlet in Hollywood, and then some. They were mine to have. Ava [Gardner] was the best. I screwed up my life. I pissed away millions. I was #1, the biggest star in the world.” Mickey Rooney began his career almost ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1501100963
• ASIN: 1501100963
• ISBN: 9781501100963
• Brand: GALLERY
• Manufacturer: Gallery Books

All the Stars in the Heavens: A Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERPeople's Book of the WeekAnnual Library of Virginia Literary Awards Nominee for FictionAdriana Trigiani, the New York Times bestselling author of the blockbuster epic The Shoemaker's Wife, returns with her biggest and boldest novel yet, a hypnotic tale based on a true story and filled with her signature elements: family ties, artistry, romance, and adventure. Born in the golden age of Hollywood, All the Stars in the Heavens captures the luster, drama, power, and secrets that could only thrive in the studio system—viewed through the lives of an unforgettable cast of p... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00SG0G27G
• ASIN: B00SG0G27G
• Manufacturer: Harper

Uncommon Knowledge

The daughter of Clark Gable and Loretta Young tells of growing up amid the wealth and glamour of Hollywood in its heyday, after being born illegitimate, sent to an orphanage, and reunited to her mother under the guise of adoption. 50,000 first printing. Tour.

• ASIN: 0671700197
• ASIN: 0671700197
• ISBN: 0671700197
• Manufacturer: Pocket Books

Lion of Hollywood: The Life and Legend of Louis B. Mayer

Lion of Hollywood is the definitive biography of Louis B. Mayer, the chief of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer—MGM—the biggest and most successful film studio of Hollywood’s Golden Age.An immigrant from tsarist Russia, Mayer began in the film business as an exhibitor but soon migrated to where the action and the power were—Hollywood. Through sheer force of energy and foresight, he turned his own modest studio into MGM, where he became the most powerful man in Hollywood, bending the film business to his will. He made great films, including the fabulous MGM musicals, and he made great stars: Garbo, G... [Read More]

• ASIN: B0036QVO3M
• ASIN: B0036QVO3M
• ISBN: 1439107912
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind: A Bestseller's Odyssey from Atlanta to Hollywood

Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind: A Bestseller's Odyssey from Atlanta to Hollywood presents the first comprehensive overview of how this iconic novel became an international phenomenon that has managed to sustain the public's interest for 75 years. Various Mitchell biographies and several compilations of her letters tell part of the story, but, until now, no single source has revealed the full saga. This entertaining account of a literary and pop culture phenomenon tells how Mitchell's book was developed, marketed, distributed, and otherwise groomed for success in the 1930s and the savvy... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1589795679
• ASIN: 1589795679
• ISBN: 1589795679
• Brand: Brand: Taylor Trade Publishing
• Manufacturer: Taylor Trade Publishing

Dwight Frye's Last Laugh

Dwight Frye's Last Laugh details the dramatic rise and fall of the actor who won immortality as the giggling Renfield of Dracula and the sadistic hunchback of Frankenstein. Authorized by Dwight's son Dwight David, the book includes detailed information of Frye's early stage work, his Broadway triumphs and his ghoulish typecasting in Hollywood—which ironically assured him a posthumous cult status among horror film disciples.

• ASIN: 1887664114
• ASIN: 1887664114
• ISBN: 1887664114
• Brand: Brand: Midnight Marquee Press
• Manufacturer: Midnight Marquee Press

Eavesdropping: Loretta Young Talks about her Movie Years

This book is composed of Loretta Young’s 1990 conversations with me (Edward Funk) about her movie years.In the concurrent new book, “Behind the Door: the Real Life of Loretta Young”, I delve into a select few of Loretta Young’s ninety-eight films; enough to know she was a major movie star and her battles to get there and remain for the next twenty-five years. Yet, Loretta and I had discussed ninety-one of her films and that left so much material behind. Since 1990, voices able to recall a career from the silent era, through the golden years of film, have been extinguished. Loretta’s ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0997105453
• ASIN: 0997105453
• ISBN: 0997105453
• Manufacturer: Edward Funk

Clark Gable : A Biography

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

• UPC: 3637839

Clark Gable - eBook

Gable was perceived as the archetypal Hollywood superman, the kind of man that women lusted after and their husbands envied. However, as David Bret reveals in this powerful biography, in the early days of his

• UPC: 622446041
• Rating: 3.0

Clark Gable - eBook

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,

• UPC: 271023673
• Rating: 3.0

Clark Gable, in Pictures - eBook

From the very beginning of Clark Gable’s screen career, the life of the glamorous film star came under the scrutiny of the camera. While audiences are familiar with the public Gable as seen through the

• UPC: 443593703
• Rating: 2.875

The Artist's Sketch : A Biography of Painter Kate Freeman Clark

Examines the life and career of Mississippi artist Kate Freeman Clark, "bringing her out of obscurity. [The book] also introduces Clark's art to a new generation of readers and highlights current projects and ... work

• UPC: 55310321

Clark Gable. La Corona del Rey - eBook

En la ocasión, los colores de mi pincel dibujan la carne y la fantasía de una leyenda: Clark Gable. Soldado de fortuna en Hollywood, un chaval de Toledo (Ohio) llegó a ser el Rey de

• UPC: 546953892

Clark Gable - eBook

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

• UPC: 268884687

Landscapes of Anne of Green Gables - Hardcover

Discover the extraordinary landscapes that inspired the writing of Anne of Green

• UPC: 56194992
• Rating: 5.0

The Golden Age of Hollywood Movies, 1931-1943: Vol VII, Clark Gable - eBook

Clark Gable was born into a dysfunctional family, his mother being a psychotic who was said to have died insane when he was a year old and his father, who believed that brawn over brain

• UPC: 738719508

Looking for Anne of Green Gables : The Story of L. M. Montgomery and Her Literary Classic

The first dual-biography on the world's most beloved redheaded orphan, Anne of Green Gables, and her creator, L.M. Montgomery, just in time for the 100th anniversary of the first publication. Includes three 16-page color photo

• UPC: 11001335
• Rating: 2.0

1935 Life May - Clark Gable is still the best dressed; Hitler's War Machine;

• UPC: 121860254313
• Category: Magazines
• Price: 21 USD