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CLARK GABLE'S RETURN TO OREGON


Clark Gable in Oregon

William Clark Gable's path to Hollywood began shortly after he stepped from a boxcar near Bend in 1922. While in Oregon, he worked in a ...

Clark Gable started on Oregon stages - Daily Journal of Commerce

Long before “Portlandia” and “Grimm” arrived, Portland was star struck by the “King of Hollywood.” Best known for his portrayal of Rhett Butler ...

Clark Gable's Acting Roots Trace Back To Astoria In 1920s

Three years after he joined the troupe, they went bankrupt, which left Gable stranded in Montana with nowhere to go. Having heard from other ...

OTD in 1960, Clark Gable, one... - Oregon Historical Society

Though he soon departed for Hollywood where his acting career took off, Gable would frequently return to Oregon for a fishing vacation on the ...

Clark Gable - Astoria Oregon

Astoria was described as a bustling, booming, hell-raising town. Many times Clark Gable and his sweetheart Franz climbed to the top of Coxcomb Hill.

Clark Gable's Connection to Oregon and the Rogue

It also ran into financial problems and disbanded, the players needing to perform their way back to Portland as they were broke. Gable studied under ...

CLARK GABLE'S RETURN TO OREGON - STUMPTOWNBLOGGER

Clark's return to Oregon in 1933. Pictured with the famous film star is Rainbow Gibson who owned a fishing resort on the Rogue River.

Oregon Historical Society - Facebook

#OTD in 1960, Clark Gable, one of the most popular actors of the Golden Age of Hollywood, died of a heart attack at age 59. However, few people know that ...

Clark Gable - Wikipedia

William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960) was an American film actor. Often referred to as the "King of Hollywood", he had roles in more ...

Clark Gable - The Historical Marker Database

Marker is in Astoria, Oregon, in Clatsop County. Marker is on Exchange Street east of 12th Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is mounted on ...

Offbeat Oregon: Most famous Silverton resident wasn't Clark Gable

It was the story of Silverton's Bobbie the Wonder Dog, a Scotch collie dog who tracked his owners more than 2,500 miles back home from Indiana ...

At the Weasku Inn, stay in the same room that was Clark Gable's ...

Carl Johnson, a hotelier with boutique properties in California and Oregon, purchased the site in 1993, restored the lodge to its 1930s-era ...

Clark Gable + Rogue River - The Classic Fly Rod Forum

"Hunting and fishing were two of Clark's preferred ways of relaxing between movies. In the spring and fall for much of his life, Gable could ...

1932: I'm Not So Sure - Dear Mr. Gable

Cadiz is Clark Gable's home, and in only one way did he differ from the other youngsters there. He was incapable of cruelty. Trapping was the chief sport. Clark ...

The Clark Gable Suite - Silverton Inn & Suites

Gable was a budding actor in Portland at the time, where he met a young ... Back to Clark Gable's tale: he and Franz met again when she was teaching ...

Clark Gable- vintage articles

Clark and Ria stay at the Multnomah (Falls) Hotel alongside the Columbia River. WeAskU Inn, on the Rogue River, Grants Pass, Oregon. (June, 1933). This was ...

Clark Gable - RootsWeb

He was hired as a backstage callboy, but wasn't paid a salary. The company moved to Portland, Oregon and Clark joined the troupe there. Gable sometimes slept at ...

Clark Gable – Gone With the Wind Actor, from Portland Oregon

Like many celebrities of his era, Clarke Gable enjoyed traveling but instead of traveling to Europe like other well-known actors he enjoyed coming back to ...

Where Clark and Carole (and Orson) actually stayed

"During the 1930s, movie stars came to the inn to escape the demands of a Hollywood back lot. One such visitor was Clark Gable, who enjoyed ...

Love, Clark Gable featured in exhibit at Willamette Heritage Center

An image of Clark Gable, who spent part of his life with a woman in. Love is a fitting theme for the time of year, but it's the first time it ...