IsabellaLinton wrote:
Did Gable ever support the child, or come out publicly to claim her?
I believe Loretta, based on her description of Complex Trauma.
But even if it was consensual (which I seriously doubt), he was one hell of a shite dad.
You have to remember the time this happened in 1935 so an illicit affair would have destroyed both their careers. Loretta Young was adamant she wanted to keep the child. When Judy Lewis (their daughter) was older she resembled Clarke Gable so strongly that it was impossible to hide.
But in order to keep the ruse going I think Gable tried to not acknowledge the child which may seem heartless but may have been mutually agreed between him and Young,