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For more than two decades the hoover institution has been producing uncommon knowledge with peter robinson, a series hosted by hoover fellow peter robinson as an outlet for political leaders, scholars, journalists, and todays big thinkers to share their views with the world. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. In 1994, lewis published a book about her life entitled uncommon knowledge in which she stated that gable was her father. Uncommon knowledge, lewis says young and gable met in 1935 on the. Buy this book born in 1935, lewis was a mother herself when she learned what her friends. Loretta young does not come across as a very caring or supportive parent indeed. Judy lewis, therapist, is the love child of loretta young and clark gable. Her autobiography, uncommon knowledge, tells her story. Gable never acknowledged that lewis was his daughter, although he visited her once when she was 15, an experience that lewis tenderly recounted in her 1994 memoir, uncommon knowledge. Her candid memoir, uncommon knowledge 1994, led to more emotional upheavals with her mothers family and friends. Loretta youngbeautiful eyes loretta young, hollywood glam. It was only shortly before youngs death from ovarian cancer in 2000 that the star admitted the.

In the book, she describes feeling a powerful sense of alienation as a child. Gable was married and young divorced, though still in her early twenties. See all books authored by judy lewis, including uncommon knowledge, and introduction to clinical medicine national medical series for independent study, and more on. Possible ex library copy, thatll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Judy lewis was in her thirties before she discovered hollywoods bestkept secretthat she was the daughter of clark gable and loretta young. When young and her mother told gable that she was pregnant, he offered little help. Judy lewiss book, by the way, was uncommon knowledge and the book, i misspoke and said unauthorized.

I honestly can say her description of her lonely and lost childhood saddned me for a couple of days. I can recall there were times where i had to put the book down and wistfuily think about some of the sad stories in this book. Judy lewis judy lewis was in her thirties before she discovered what was common knowledge among the hollywood elite that she was the daughter of clark gable and loretta young. Set against a backdrop of beverly hills mansions and lavish parties, uncommon knowledge is a behindthescenes memoir of hollywood in its heyday. She was also troubled that she didnt have a birth certificate, only a baptismal certificate. Judy lewis was in her thirties before she discovered that she was the daughter of clark gable and loretta young, who fell in love while on location filming call of the.

Philadelphia for decades, the identity of judy lewis parents was one of the bestkept secrets in hollywood. For 23 years judy lewis lived as the adopted daughter of loretta young. Buy a cheap copy of uncommon knowledge book by judy lewis. In her recently published autobiography, uncommon knowledge, lewis says young and gable met in 1935 on the set of call of the wild and had. It was an authorized biography called forever young and that was published in 2000. The twoway judy lewis, psychotherapist, writer and actress has died at 76.

In her new memoir, uncommon knowledge pocket books, lewis, 58, a former actress who is now a psychotherapist, has written a heartbreaking account of what it was like growing up adopted in her. Judy lewis, who has died aged 76, was the secret lovechild of clark gable and loretta young, but only began to learn the complicated truth about her. Uncommon knowledge 9780671700195 by lewis, judy and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. I have now finished reading this informative life of judy lewis. Judy lewis was in her thirties before she discovered hollywoods. Judy lewis, the daughter of loretta young and clark gable, died of cancer friday, nov. She wrote in her autobiography, uncommon knowledge in 1994, that she had very much wanted a second child, but after much difficulty conceiving, she eventually miscarried in 1962. Lewis had previously published her own suspicions about her heritage in her book uncommon knowledge, but young steadfastly had refused to comment on the story, which has long been an unconfirmed. Lewis, a former soap star and broadway actress, said her family.

Not until lewis acknowledged her story in the 1994 biography uncommon knowledge. Judy lewis, 76, secret child of famed hollywood stars. After pursuing a modest career as an actress in the 1960s and 1970s, judy lewis left showbusiness to work as a psychologist, specialising in family counselling. In her recently published autobiography, uncommon knowledge, lewis says young and gable met in 1935 on the set of call of the wild and had an affair during which she was conceived. Lewis wrote about the revelations of her true identity in the 1994 book uncommon knowledge. Set against the backdrop of hollywood in its heyday, uncommon knowledge depicts a world where home movies were filmed by studio cameramen, home was a thirtyeightroom house on a fivehundredacre estate in the heart of beverly hills, friends were the children of bing crosby or joan bennett, and getting off a train could be delayed by a mob of fans clamoring to get your mothers autograph. As judy recalled in her 1994 memoir, uncommon knowledge, she became very upset when her and joe went to the courthouse to apply for their marriage certificate and she had to write tom lewis down as her father, which she knew wasnt the truth. The gable family, including lewis halfbrother, has shunned her, angered by her tellall book uncommon knowledge.

Uncommon knowledge is a biographical, tellall book that reveals a fascinating, if tragic, behindthescenes memoir of hollywood in its heyday. Accessories such as cd, codes, toys, may not be included. Not until lewis acknowledged her story in the 1994 autobiography uncommon knowledge did the general public know the truth. I truly enjoyed uncommon knowledge by judith lewis. Its a story of one womans journey of selfdiscovery as she seeks to find answers to a question that had been plaguing her since birth.

Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Guests have included a host of famous figures, including paul ryan. Young refused to speak with her for three years after the book was published. In the end judy found out and wrote uncommon knowledge, but you can tell she was very hurt by having to pretend she was an adopted child when loretta was her mother and clark gable was married at the time, and didnt want anyone to know about him being the father of judy. Judy lewis books list of books by author judy lewis. For paper and poster abstracts authors of abstracts in this book and in the final program will. Loretta young with judy lewis, her daughter with clark gable.

The authorized biography of loretta young, by joan wester anderson and uncommon knowledge, by judy lewis. Now in her mid50s, she reveals that she is the natural child of young and clark gable. Judy lewis, daughter of loretta young and clark gable. Young and gable became lovers in 1935 while costarring in call of the wild. Not until lewis acknowledged her story in the 1994 autobiography uncommon knowledge d.

Judy lewis was in her thirties before she discovered what was common knowledge among the hollywood elitethat she was the daughter of clark gable and loretta young. Uncommon knowledge by lewis, judy, 1935publication date 1994 topics young, loretta, 19, gable, clark, 19011960, lewis, judy, 1935, motion picture actors and actresses, children of celebrities. Lewis revealed the story of her parentage in her own memoir, uncommon knowledge, in 1994. Loretta sniffed to the press after the books initial release, i cannot imagine why she wrote this book.