Mario Lanza - Among My Souvenirs - Clark Gable & Carole Lombard

Photos of Mario Lanza are combined with those of Clark Gable and his wife, Carole Lombard, whose sudden death in a plane crash during WW 11 deeply saddened Gable for the rest of his life. Photos of Mario Lanza are from his film The Great Caruso” which is available for purchase from Turner Classic Movies. “Among My Souvenirs“ is a 1927 song with words by Edgar Leslie and music by Lawrence Wright. “Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960) was an American film actor, often referred to as “The King of Hollywood“ or just simply as “The King“. Gable began his career as a stage actor and appeared as an extra in silent films between 1924 and 1926, and progressed to supporting roles with a few films for MGM in 1931. The next year he landed his first leading Hollywood role and became a leading man in more than 60 motion pictures over the next three decades. Gable was arguably best known for his role as Rhett Butler in the epic Gone with the Wind (1939), for w