Clark Gable was married to Maria Franklin when he began filming The Call of the Wild with Hollywood up-and-comer Loretta Young in 1934, and the pair quickly engaged in an on-set affair.
When Loretta fell pregnant, Clark’s status as a married man and her conservative religious views meant that she needed to hide the pregnancy at all costs.
Loretta fled to Europe in 1935 and gave birth to their daughter, Judy Lewis, before pretending to adopt her from an orphanage. As Judy grew up, she bore a striking resemblance to Clark – particularly her ears – which led to her undergoing surgery to pin them back.
Judy met her father only once, when she was 15…
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