Elizabeth Taylor, speaking with Bill Davidson in December 1959 at Chasen's, shortly after Gable's early departure from the post-premiere party for Suddenly, Last Summer; as quoted in The Real and the Unreal (1961) by Davidson; p. 98
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If only Mr. Gable had stayed a little longer. Everything else was such an anticlimax after he left.
— Elizabeth Taylor on Clark Gable
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About Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor (27 February 1932 – 23 March 2011) was an American English-born Academy Award winning actress.
About Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor (27 February 1932 – 23 March 2011) was an American English-born Academy Award winning actress.
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