Marilyn Monroe

For all those Gable fans who are fans of Marilyn too, you may be interested that at long last I am very happy to announce my MM biography will be republished as a paperback next year.

The publication date will be approx March or April 2012; it will be published as part of the Brief History series by Constable in the UK and by Running Press in the USA and the title will be 'The Brief History of Marilyn Monroe: Private and Undisclosed'...

There will be more information, stories and memories than previously, with some new photos too.... Feel free to spread the word or ask any questions too! Thanks for your support!

Jean Harlow Blogathon

I am very proud to be taking part in the Jean Harlow Blogathon, which is taking place this week to celebrate what would have been her 100th birthday.

The Blogathon consists of many bloggers and fans coming together to celebrate Jean and full details can be found here:

http://kittypackard.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/the-jean-harlow-blogathon-day-one/

Jean was Gable's co-star on many occasions and when she passed away Gable was too upset to even give a statement to the press. It has been said that his wife, Carole Lombard, told Clark that if she died, he was to make sure her funeral didn't turn into the 'spectacle' that she felt Jean's was. When Carole did pass several years later, her husband made sure that it was the quiet, respectful funeral she had wanted.

Over the years there have been various books written about Jean Harlow. Some good, some bad. In my opinion the best so far has been David Stenn's 'Bombshell' which I was able to purchase while on holiday in Santa Monica in 1995. It was my last day and I wasn't sure whether to buy the book or not, but I am so glad I did. Stenn's work is amazing and although 'Bombshell' is now very hard to find, several websites are offering it for sale, including Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Bombshell-Life-Death-Jean-Harlow/dp/0967282225/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1298974015&sr=8-4

Later this month a new book will be published entitled 'Harlow In Hollywood'. The book, written by Darrell Rooney and Mark Vieira is published by Angel City Press and promises to be not only a good read but stunning to look at too.

The authors will be promoting their work in various places over the coming weeks and months, including an event at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, this weekend. Details are as follows:

HARLOW CENTENARY AND BOOK SIGNING EVENT

Sun, 6 March, 14:00 – 17:00
Egyptian Theater, 6712 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90028

The event will include a showing of the film 'Bombshell', a book signing and Jean Harlow slideshow. For more details on the event and the book, please go to http://www.angelcitypress.com/

RIP Jane Russell

I was so sad to wake up to the news of Jane Russell's passing. We had hoped to interview her for the Clark Gable project but alas it wasn't meant to be. She will be very much missed.

God bless you Jane - you were one in a million.

xxxx

Happy Birthday Mr Gable!

The Clark Gable Project is wishing Clark Gable a very Happy Birthday today!

69 Years Ago Today

Here at the Clark Gable Project we are holding a good thought for Clark's dear wife, Carole Lombard, who died in an air crash 69 years ago today.

Happy New Year

Here is our New Year present for you all - a first look at the poster to publicise 'Gable: The Ties That Bind'.

I hope you like it as much as we do!

Interviews

We are currently looking for audio interviews of Clark Gable, and also interviews of others talking about the man himself.

We have acquired some really wonderful things for the 'Gable: the Ties that Bind' documentary and would love to add more, so if you have any interviews at all, or can point us in the direction of some, we'd love to hear from you.

Thank you for making our Clark Gable documentary a huge success!