Clark Gable

Brian Banks on signing with the Atlanta Falcons: 'I can't wait'

2013-04-03 13:39:00

This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details. To Brian Banks, signing an NFL contact signified “the biggest accomplishment of my life” -- with the notable exception of regaining his freedom. Banks, the former Long...

Clark Gable's son posts bail after Malibu DUI, hit-and-run arrest

2013-04-03 08:03:00

The son of Hollywood great Clark Gable was free on bail Wednesday following his arrest for allegedly driving under the influence and hitting several cars in Malibu, jail records show. John Clark Gable, 52, was arrested about 3 p.m. Tuesday after he...

L.A. Votes: Greuel vows independence, James backs Garcetti

2013-04-03 09:23:00

Wendy Greuel vowed Tuesday to be an independent “business-labor” leader as she sought to counter suggestions by rival Eric Garcetti and his backers that she would be too beholden to city employee unions that have spent heavily to get her...

John Clark Gable appeared to be 'on drugs' in crash, officials say

2013-04-03 10:18:00

When Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies arrested the son of Hollywood great Clark Gable on suspicion of driving under the influence and hitting several cars in Malibu, he appeared to be "on drugs," authorities said. John Clark Gable, 52, was arrested...

Missing hikers: Officials urge volunteer searchers to 'be safe'

2013-04-03 12:02:00

Volunteers who are helping authorities search for two missing hikers in Orange County are being urged to take extra precautions of their own. In a statement released by the Orange County Sheriff's Department, authorities said individuals who want to...

Clark Gable's son accused of DUI, hitting cars in Malibu

2013-04-02 18:47:00

The son of screen legend Clark Gable was arrested on charges of hitting several parked cars in Malibu, officials said Tuesday. Clark Gable Jr. was booked on suspicion of driving under the influence and hit-and-run, said Sgt. John Skikas of the Los...

Fay Kanin dies at 95; screenwriter was former Academy president

2013-03-27 22:00:00

Fay Kanin, an Oscar-nominated screenwriter for the 1958 Clark Gable-Doris Day comedy "Teacher's Pet" and former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, died Wednesday. She was 95. In a writing career that spanned more than four...

Dale Robertson dies at 89; TV and western movie star

2013-02-28 17:59:00

Dale Robertson, an Oklahoma horseman who became a TV and western movie star during the genre's heyday, died Tuesday at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla. He was 89. Robertson, who was best known for starring in the series "Tales of Wells Fargo" from...

John Wayne, Maurice Chevalier and Anthony Quinn

2013-02-19 00:33:15

PASSINGS: Jack Hanlon dies at 96; former child star

2012-12-18 00:00:00

Jack Hanlon, 96, a former child actor who had roles in the 1926 silent film "The General" and in two 1927 "Our Gang" comedies, died Thursday at an assisted living center in Las Vegas, family members said. "He was in good physical shape until two...

Connie Wald dies at 96; Hollywood wife known for low-key parties

2012-11-23 00:00:00

Connie Wald, an elegant matriarch of old Hollywood known for the low-key dinner parties she held for friends like Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn, died of natural causes Nov. 10 at her Beverly Hills home. She was 96. Her...

Western Costume, closet to the stars, turns 100

2012-06-17 00:00:00

To the casual passerby, there's nothing remarkable about the 120,000-square-foot former printing plant fronting a sun-baked stretch of Vanowen Street in North Hollywood. There's nothing to indicate that, just beyond the double doors, gangsters are earning...

Clark Gable as Rhett Butler in "Gone With the Wind"

2013-04-17 06:23:00

Fay Kanin, an Oscar-nominated screenwriter for the 1958 Clark Gable-Doris Day comedy "Teacher's Pet" and former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, died Wednesday. She was 95.

2013-03-28 08:20:05

Actress Carole Lombard in Chicago, September 15, 1934. The most successful actress of the 1930s, Lombard was also famous for her marriage to actor Clark Gable in 1939. Lombard died tragically in 1942 in a plane crash.

2013-01-25 15:59:59