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# Uncommon Knowledge Hardcover – January 1, 1994

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    LIFE IN THE HOME OF THE STEEL BUTTERFLY
  

*by C***R on Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2009*

.....I bought this book because I wanted a greater insight into the lives of two of my favorite Hollywood Stars of the forties ...I got that and a lot more ........When Judy finally confronts her mother and asks, "if you didn't want me and if you only saw me as a living reminder of your "mortal sin", then why didn't you allow me to be adopted by parents who would have wanted me and loved me so that I could have been raised in a normal home with both a father and a mother?" ........I don't know if Freud could have answered that question but I'll take a shot ...Loretta's first husband called her a "steel butterfly", beautiful and delicate on the outside but hard as steel on the inside.  Part of her inner strength was caused by the abandonment by her father when she was four and the abject poverty she and her siblings had to endure as a result.  When she was six she was sent to live with Silent Screen Star Mae Clark for about a year.  Loretta saw the opulence and wealth that came with being a Hollywood star and vowed that she would become one, not just an actress, but a "Star"......Her career was the central point in her life.  She was not going to do anything that might jeopardize her position.  When her affair with Clark Gable led to the unexpected and unwanted pregnancy she panicked and turned to her mother.  A meeting with Gable was set up to formulate a plan of action.  Being a devout Catholic abortion was not an option and Loretta, still in love with Gable, probably would have liked to work out a plan where they could eventually marry......Gable however, had no desire to get married, his affair with co-star Joan Crawford also resulted in a pregnancy but Joan immediately had an abortion and Gable probably would have preferred that Loretta do the same.  When he saw that was not going to happen he settled for secrecy and an adoption.  He must have been surprised when Loretta decided to "adopt" their child herself but he was OK with it as long as it never came out that he was the father......I'm sure that Loretta was disappointed that Clark would not marry her and when she set up an account for him to secretely contribute to Judy's support he ignored it, even though he was one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood, he made it clear that Loretta was on her own.  Having been hardened by both the rejection of her father and her lover and saddled with the sole support of her child Loretta probably reasoned that by keeping Judy close to her she could guarantee that her secret would never come out even if she had to deny Judy an identity of her own to do it......Ms Lewis had to contend with her mothers seeming indifference and coldness over the span of thirty years and so when she struck back, her mother got the brunt of her anger.  She seemed more willing to give Gable a pass, more than he deserved in my opinion.  Except for $400 dollars he gave to Loretta to, "buy the kid a decent bed" he made no effort to contribute to her support.  When he came to visit her when she was 15, for reasons known only to himself, he cupped her face in his hands and said, "Good-bye Judy".  Apparently he meant that literally because he never made any attempt to ever see her again......When she graduated from High School, he did not acknowledge it.  When she got married he did not attend her wedding, though invited, and did not even send a gift nor did he acknowledge the birth of his grand daughter.  And the final rejection came when he died and Judy was left out of his will.  All in all I would have to say that Mr. Gable acted like a cad.  I can't blame Loretta for being bitter, it is too bad that she never experienced true happiness.  I only hope that she and Judy had a reconcilliation before she died.  Judy turned out to be quite a remarkable person under the circumstance.  This is a good book and I highly recommend it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Jenson books, inc.
  

*by D***E on Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2024*

I love the condition of the book and find it to be very compelling and hard to put down.  It's a great read.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Insightful book that details growing up in the Golden Hollywood Era
  

*by R***E on Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2021*

A wonderfully written book about a childhood marked with mystery and frustration.  Judy Lewis was the love child of Clark Gable and Loretta Young who had to hide the identity of their child in the days of morality clauses in movie stars contracts.  Ms. Lewis goes into great detail regarding the years of frustration searching for the identity of her father and feeling uncertain in her position in her family.  She also has an uncanny ability to let the reader know how much she loved her mother amidst the turmoil and angst she felt for many , many years.  Read this book and be amazed at a remarkable woman who was able to love and forgive the circumstances she endured and survived.

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