![He’s thoughtful of other actors about him. He has the greatest respect for their work. I remember in ‘Possessed’ I had a terrific crying scene to do. I was nervous, worked up, worried over the scene, and kept to my dressing room most of the day. Suddenly I was aware that the set was strangely quiet and had been all day. Only the day before there had been all sorts of clowning and gags going on between Gable and the workmen, and now this strange silence. I opened the door of the dressing room and looked out. There in one corner alone sat Gable. Throwing forbidding glances to anyone who dared raise his voice above a whisper.
It came over me suddenly that this famous star was sitting over there alone, had been all day, out of respect to the emotional stress I was going through. There was something so sweet, so thoughtful about it; I didn’t need music to bring on that flood of tears.
And that thoughtful kindness, that respect for another’s work is also rare in Hollywood.
Joan Crawford Why all Hollywood Adores Clark Gable by Sara HamiltonMovie Mirror Magazine (July 1937) [link]](http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lypm8gZpIS1qanwe4o1_500.jpg)
He’s thoughtful of other actors about him. He has the greatest respect for their work. I remember in ‘Possessed’ I had a terrific crying scene to do. I was nervous, worked up, worried over the scene, and kept to my dressing room most of the day. Suddenly I was aware that the set was strangely quiet and had been all day. Only the day before there had been all sorts of clowning and gags going on between Gable and the workmen, and now this strange silence. I opened the door of the dressing room and looked out. There in one corner alone sat Gable. Throwing forbidding glances to anyone who dared raise his voice above a whisper.
It came over me suddenly that this famous star was sitting over there alone, had been all day, out of respect to the emotional stress I was going through. There was something so sweet, so thoughtful about it; I didn’t need music to bring on that flood of tears.
And that thoughtful kindness, that respect for another’s work is also rare in Hollywood.
Joan Crawford
Why all Hollywood Adores Clark Gable by Sara Hamilton
Movie Mirror Magazine (July 1937)
[link]
William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960), Happy Birthday!
I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm, Alice Faye (1937)
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French Bulldog Institutionalized After Belly Rub Overdose
Russell, a 5-year-old French Bulldog living in London, was hospitalized Saturday night after an intense belly rub session caused him to “wig out,” according to sources.
Russell is now resting comfortably while his family seeks counseling options to address his belly rub addiction.
Submitted by Caitlin Cannon.
Coney Island (1917)
That was done at Coney—we used Coney Island for location. I remember making it very well, but it’s nothing to write about. We just went down there, went on the concessions at Luna Park, and got in trouble—that’s all there was to that. ~ Buster Keaton
The Rough House (1917)
[Buster Keaton and Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle co-wrote and co-directed this short.]
…the show I was born with was called the “Harry Houdini and Keaton Medicine Show Company.” That was the great Harry Houdini, the handcuff king. That’s how he started out. And he gave me the name of Buster. I was 6 months old, in a little hotel we were living at in some town. I crawled out of the room, crawled to the head of the stairs, and fell down the whole flight of stairs. When I alit at the bottom and they saw that I was all right, I wasn’t hurt badly, they said, “It sure was a buster,” and the old man said, “That’s a good name for him.” I never lost the name. ~ Buster Keaton
