Clark Gable News
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Esther Williams, the swimming champion turned movie actress whose water-ballet musicals in the 1940s and 1950s rivaled Broadway shows with their elaborate scenes, has died. She was 91.
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Max Steiner, composer of the quintessential American film score for “Gone With the Wind,” was born Maximilian Raoul Steiner in 1888, in Vienna. One of his earliest memories was sitting on Emperor Franz Joseph’s lap.
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As a contract player at Warner Bros. in the early 1930s, Lyle Talbot was groomed for stardom. He didn’t make it. By the ’50s he’d been reduced to roles in Ed Wood movies and an ongoing part as a neighbor on “Ozzie and Harriet.”
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Ford Motor Co., seeking to revive sales of Lincoln vehicles, is fielding the brand’s first Super Bowl spot as well as a television commercial that portrays the U.S. president who gave the luxury line its name.
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Brioni Roman Style SpA , whose suits have been worn by Clark Gable and James Bond, said it promoted Francesco Pesci to chief executive officer.
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Andrea Perrone resigned as chief executive officer of Italian suitmaker Brioni Roman Style SpA , a spokeswoman for the Penne, Italy-based company said.
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It’s a rare story that can feature Veuve Clicquot, polo star/Polo model Nacho Figueras and the Socrates of Hollywood cowboys, Will Rogers.
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Journalists who bemoan the public’s low opinion of their profession should watch “Nothing Sacred,” a 1937 comedy showing that scorn for the press is hardly new.
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A 1930s Mercedes may sell for more than $16 million in California this month as classic-car auctioneers test the market with an unprecedented lineup of big- ticket autos by names such as Ferrari, Bugatti and Bentley.
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Classic cars by Ferrari, Mercedes and Lagonda will be auctioned in the U.K. as the market for collectible autos absorbs the impact of this summer’s record $263.3 million sales in California.
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