Clark Gable was "beautiful but stupid," said his former Hollywood compatriot

The two actors never worked together, but Gable still caused a strong opinion.


During her almost 40 -year -old career in Hollywood,Clark Gable was one of the main most popular men in industry. He appeared in films of whichIt happened one night,,Mutiny on the premium, andCarried away by the wind-All three landed the prices of the price for best actor. (He won the prize forIt happened one night.) But, while the fringent star attracted fans and delighted critics, another actor was not on board. A famous star who has never worked with Gable called him "beautiful, but stupid", according to the actor's daughter. Read the rest to find out who had a bone to choose with Gable and why.

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The actor thought Gable was an "idiot".

Clark Gable at the 1935 Oscars
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As indicated byExpress, the actor who had a problem with Gable wasnothing else thanJohn Wayne. Wayne's daughter,Aissa Wayne, wrote the bookJohn Wayne: My father In 1991, and she remembers what he used to say about Gable.

"My father called Gable Handsome but stupid at least four or five times, and now I wonder if it had something to do with my father's friend,John Ford, "Wrote Aissa.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

She also wrote that Wayne called Gable "extremely beautiful in person", but an "idiot".

Wayne was close to Ford.

John Wayne and John Ford in 1971
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As Aissa noted, it seems that the reason why Wayne did not like Gable was because of her friendship with Ford, who did not succeed inWindstar. The director worked with Wayne on more than 20 films during his career, in particularDiligence,,Rio Grande, andResearchers. Gable and Ford worked together only once, in the years 1953Mogambo, who has co-starAva Gardner andGrace Kelly.

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Gable and Ford had tension on the tray.

Clark Gable at the airport in London in 1953
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Whereastalk aboutMogambo On Turner Classic Films, hostBenMankiewiczexplained: "Ford has lost patience with what he thought was the unnecessary requests for Gable for the recovery and at the end of the shooting, Ford and Gable were not even talking. And they never worked again together."

Mankiewicz explained inAnother network clip, "Gable and Ford have known each other for years, but their personalities clashed while working together."

Wayne was faithful to Ford.

John Wayne with daughter Aissa circa 1976
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InJohn Wayne: My father, Aissa explained that Wayne was faithful to Ford to the point that the director's enemies became his own enemies.

"During the shooting ofMogambo, Ford and Gable had clashed again and again and the following quarrel had simmered for years, "wrote Aissa." In the way of thinking of my father, disloyalty towards the allies, support in any case for their enemies, was expressly prohibited. If Clark Gable faced John Ford, my father's code demanded that John Wayne stands near his former boyfriend. ""


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