Clark Gable, ca. 1939
- TitleClark Gable collection compiled by Lyn Tornabene, 1901 - 1978 (inclusive)
- Collector
- Date(s)1901 - 1978 (inclusive)
- Related names
- Description
3 linear ft. of papers
- Summary
The collection consists of research files, photographs, audio tape recordings, and other material related to Tornabene's biography of Clark Gable, "Long Live the King."
- BiographyLyn Tornabene was an American journalist and writer for such magazines as Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, and Ladies Home Journal. Her biography of actor Clark Gable is titled, “Long Live the King."
- Clark Gable was an American actor active from 1931 to 1960. Gable starred in such films as MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (1935) and GONE WITH THE WIND (1939). He was nominated for three Academy Awards and won in the best actor category for IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934).
- Subjects
- Acquisitions InformationGift of Lyn Tornabene, 1995
- Preferred citationClark Gable collection compiled by Lyn Tornabene, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- DepartmentLibrary
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- AvailabilityFor information on the contents and availability of this collection please contact the Reference and Public Services department at ref@oscars.org.
- Moving Image Items
- Library Holdings