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Judy Lewis (born Judith Young; November 6, 1935 – November 25, 2011) was an American actress, writer, producer, and therapist. She was the secret biological daughter of actors Loretta Young and Clark Gable .
In 1950 she reunited with Clark Gable for the romantic comedy Key to the City. During production of the film, Gable visited the Young household and spoke with his, and Young's, natural daughter, Judy Lewis, for the only time in Lewis' life. Lewis was fifteen at the time and did not know of Gable's role in her conception.
During the filming of The Call of the Wild in early 1935, the film's lead actress, Loretta Young, became pregnant with Gable's child. Clark Gable had allegedly slept with Young while on an overnight train from a studio location to Hollywood. [134] Their daughter, Judy Lewis, was born on November 6, 1935, in Venice, California.
Lewis says Young elected not to tell her daughter about the revelation of the alleged date rape because it "wouldn't help" her. Judy died in 2011 never hearing about the allegations.
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This film paired Gable and Young for the first time since Call of the Wild (1935), when their tryst produced a secret daughter, Judy Lewis. During filming of Key to the City, or after its completion (circa 1949-50), Gable visited the Young household and spoke with Judy Lewis for the only time in Lewis' life. Lewis was fifteen at the time and ...
Also covered in the film are a similar assault on singer Eloise Spann, following the same party, and her subsequent suicide, [1] as well as the better-known scandal involving actress Loretta Young and her "adopted" daughter Judy Lewis, the product of her date rape by Clark Gable during the production of The Call of the Wild. [2]
Christopher Lewis was the elder son of Hollywood actress Loretta Young and Hollywood producer Tom Lewis. His younger brother is Peter Lewis, one of the founding members of the seminal 1960s rock band Moby Grape. Christopher and Peter Lewis were the half-brothers of actress Judy Lewis (1935–2011), daughter of Loretta Young and Clark Gable.