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Hollywood Secret: Love Child Born in Shadows
10 Sep
Summary
- Loretta Young hid her love child with Clark Gable for decades.
- Daughter Judy Lewis believed she was adopted, later had surgery.
- Both Gable and Young refused to acknowledge Judy publicly.
Hollywood legends Clark Gable and Loretta Young engaged in a passionate affair during the filming of 'The Call of the Wild' in 1934. Young, facing societal pressures and her conservative upbringing, concealed her pregnancy.
In 1935, Young gave birth to their daughter, Judy Lewis, in Europe. She later presented Judy as an adopted child to hide the truth. As Judy grew, her striking resemblance to Gable, particularly her ears, led her to undergo surgery to alter them.
Judy met Gable only once at age 15, unaware of their biological connection. She later confronted her mother, who eventually revealed the truth in an authorized biography published posthumously. Despite the revelation, both Gable and Young refused to acknowledge Judy publicly or in Gable's will, leaving her with lingering questions.
