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The Complete Films of Clark Gable (Repr)

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As you can tell, I am a big Gable fan. Alas, he died the year I was born. I bought this book about a year ago at a used bookstore in Orlando, Florida and love it. There is a wonderful foreward by Charles Champlain followed by an informative and interesting biography of Clark and then two reminiscences of people that knew him before he became a superstar. One memoir is by a woman named Franz Dorfler who loved him deeply. Following Dorfler's fond recollection, we read one by Paul Fix, who recalled the days Gable was a stage actor. It is intriging to see Gable through two people that knew him well long before he became the indisputed King of Hollywood. The book has beautiful, big, black and white photos on nearly every page. It also details every film he was in, from his bit part in small films to the classic films of the thirties and forties, example, "Mutiny on the Bounty", "Gone with the Wind", "It Happened One Night", "Adventure" etc. For anyone out there who is a Gable fan of any degree, this is a MUST to own. I refer to it often, sometimes just to stare at his beautiful face and masculine build. It's definetly a keeper!

I've seen a lot of Gable filmographies, but this one is definitely the best. Great photos, too. Get it if you can!

I already knew most of the facts, but it's the type of book that you just buy to swoon over the photos of Clark. He's the best actor ever! There's sections for all his movies and Broadway performances, complete with photos and reviews. He's just so gorgeous!