Books select your cookie preferences we use cookies and similar tools to enhance your shopping experience, to provide our services, understand how customers use our services so we can make improvements, and display ads, including interestbased ads. In 1964 she inherited the role of tiffany richards in the successful broadway. May 01, 1995 buy uncommon knowledge reprint by lewis, judy isbn. I had to write this book, lewis told the times in 1994 when her memoir was released. It isnt uncommon to have feelings of depression and alienation after losing a job. Judy lewis, clark gable and loretta youngs secret daughter. Set against a backdrop of beverly hills mansions and lavish parties, uncommon knowledge is a behindthescenes memoir of hollywood in its heyday. Nov 30, 2011 lewis judy lewis, 76, of palm springs, ca, died on friday, november 25, 2011 at waverly heights, gladwyne, pa after a courageous battle with cancer. Young gave birth to judy in secret, later adopting her from the orphanage to which she had been sent as. Judy lewis early life, career, personal life and death. She described feeling a powerful sense of alienation as a child. Young refused to speak with her for three years after the book was published. Nov 10, 2017 uncommon knowledge is a biographical, tellall book that reveals a fascinating, if tragic, behindthescenes memoir of hollywood in its heyday. Judy lewis, now deceased, was the secret daughter of clark gable and loretta young.
When judy lewis used to watch clark gable movies with her teenage. Judy lewis was in her thirties before she discovered hollywoods. Judy lewis wrote a book uncommon knowledge with the truth of her parentage. 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. Get judy lewiss contact information, age, background check, white pages, professional records. In fact, upon purchase, the book was sold as a used book. Uncommon knowledge by judy lewis 1995, mass market for. Loretta young was date raped by clark gable, gave birth to. In 1962, the christian century magazine published c. In 1994, lewis published a book about her life entitled uncommon knowledge in which she stated that gable was her father.
But it is also the unforgettable story of a difficult but. Lewis wrote a book about her life titled uncommon knowledge, because it seemed that she was the only one who did not know about her true parentage. Sep 17, 2014 judy lewis was in her thirties before she discovered hollywoods bestkept secretthat she was the daughter of clark gable and loretta young. Uncommon knowledge by judy lewis online at alibris. She was the secret biological daughter of actor clark gable and actress loretta young. Dec 01, 2011 judy lewis clark gable loretta young split p 2011. In 1964 she was cast in the role of tiffany richards on broadway in the. The lost ways by claude richards first edition 2017. 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 wild. Buy a cheap copy of uncommon knowledge book by judy lewis. Uncommon knowledge joins haywire and mommie dearest as a fascinating behindthescenes memoir of hollywood in its golden days. Judy lewis was in her thirties before she discovered hollywoods bestkept secretthat she was the daughter of clark gable and loretta young. Lewis and david richardson, slave prices, the african slave trade and. Uncommon knowledge by judy lewis 1995, mass market for sale.
Youngs daughterinlaw now says the late actress believed gable date raped her, leading to her. A devastating character portrait, it is an engrossing narrative of. Dec 01, 2011 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. Sep 08, 2019 in 1994, lewis published a book about her life entitled uncommon knowledge in which she stated that gable was her father. Nov 30, 2011 judy lewis, the daughter of loretta young and clark gable, died of cancer friday, nov. Judy lewis was in her thirties before she discovered hollywoods bestkept secretthat she.
Judy lewis, later adopted by young, grew up not knowing who her father was. Downie, kathryn hume, thomas lockwood, ashley marshall, judith milhous, joseph. I am not complaining, i did not pay very much for the book. Judy lewis phone number, address, public records radaris. Uncommon knowledge is a biographical, tellall book that reveals a fascinating, if tragic, behindthescenes memoir of hollywood in its heyday. We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition starting at.
The book is more about the daughters search for love and. Uncommon knowledge 9780671700195 by lewis, judy and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Lewis wrote about the revelations of her true identity in the 1994 book uncommon knowledge. She began working in the field she always was fascinated with. Professor of history heather cox richardson discussed the historical. Not until lewis acknowledged her story in the 1994 biography uncommon knowledge did the general public knew the truth. Lewis was not the adopted daughter of hollywood starlet loretta young, but. Uncommon knowledge by lewis, judy 1994 hardcover hardcover 4. Uncommon knowledge by judy lewis, bill grose editor. Run silent, run deep wise as commander rich richardson. Birthday remembrance, judy lewis november 6, 1935 november 25, 2011 judy. The records of the families of which the book treats have been arranged in a series of. Uncommon knowledge by lewis, judy and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Dec 02, 2011 judy lewis the secret love child of hollywood stars clark gable and loretta young, who conceived her on the set of the call of the wild in the 1930s has died of cancer aged 76.
Loretta young became nauseated but confirmed the truth. November 6, 1935 november 25, 2011 was an american actress, writer, producer, and therapist. They were estranged for 12 years, from the time lewis first mentioned writing the book. An excerpt from judy lewis memoir uncommon knowledge, young telling lewis. Uncommon knowledge 9780671700195 by lewis, judy and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at. She made her faith the center of her life, lewis says. Uncommon knowledge, lewis says young and gable met in 1935 on the. If there is one single thing that is a make or break for book value, it would be the dust jacket. Lewis, at age 31, finally confronted her mother when gable had been dead for five years.
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. Nov 25, 2011 judy lewis later dabbled in acting before becoming a psychologist. Very good minus soft cover 1995 first paperback edition long beach books, inc. Uncommon knowledge by lewis, judy, 1935publication date 1994 topics. The daughter of clark gable and loretta young tells of growing up amid the wealth and glamour of hollywood in its heyday, after being born illegitimate, sent to an orphanage, and reunited with her mother under the guise of adoption. Uncommon knowledge by judy lewis 1994, hardcover for sale. May 01, 1994 uncommon knowledge by judy lewis, 9780671700195, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Adorable photos of loretta young and daughter judy lewis. She received her marriage and family child counseling license m. Lewis revealed the story of her parentage in her own memoir, uncommon knowledge, in 1994. Dec 01, 2011 lewis says in her memoir, uncommon knowledge, she didnt learn who her father was until she was 23, when her prospective husband broke the news.
This is a digital copy of a book that was preserved for generations on. Jul, 2015 actress loretta young is seen with actor clark gable while starring in call of the wild in 1935. In 1940 loretta married businessman tom lewis, and from then on the child was called judy lewis, although tom lewis never adopted her. Lewiss answer to the question, what books did most to shape your vocational attitude and your.
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