Clark Gable
PROFILE Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood TCM, 6:30 p.m. Few figures from the golden age of Hollywood are more revered than Irving Thalberg. This excellent profile by documentarian Robert Trachtenberg tracks the fleeting life and times of the Brooklyn native who nurtured the movie industry from silent film to talkies and passed away in 1936 at the far-too-young age of 37. Among other milestones, Thalberg was named head of production for Universal Studios – at 20! – and held the same post at the more prestigious MGM four years later. Along the way, he produced such Oscar-winners as Grand Hotel, Anna Christie and Mutiny on the Bounty and in the process invented the “star system” that launched the careers of Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, Jean Harlow and countless others. Narrated by Stanley Tucci, it’s a compelling portrait of a Hollywood original.
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George Clooney absolutely is a big movie star - the same kind as Clark Gable. He delivers extraordinary work. He chooses his roles and directs several movies, you can only call that smart
It brought back to life Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe
I love making people laugh, period. It's what I was born to do, but I'm a professional ... I'm Hollywood royalty, I'm a descendant of Clark Gable and I carry that with pride.More quotes »
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Beverly Hills Hotel marks 100 years of swank
air comes from an incomparable list of superstar guests that has ranged over the decades from Charlie Chaplin , Cary Grant and Clark Gable , to John Lennon and Jack Nicholson , to the androgynously elegant Marlene Dietrich , who convinced the hotel's Polo Read more »
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