The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-22
CLARK CABLE ->., Neuuest "Great Loper" or The Movies Describes
 HIS IDEAL GIRL
BY DAN THOMAS NEA Service Writer

Hollywood.-Get Clark Gable to describe his ideal girl!
 If there is one thing Clark doesn't like to talk about, it's girls. Since all these stories have been written about him causing all girls hearts to do. nip-ups he has steered clear of any conversation dealing with feminity.
 I'm in a jam, Clark, and you have to help me out" l explained. i've been ordered to get your de- scription of an ideal girl-and if you don't give it to me you prob- ably will find my feet parked un- der your dining room table for months to come"
 Well, if it's as mad as all that I guess there is nothing to do but come through" Clark returned. "All right, here goes. I have had three ideal girls in my life"
 Gable has been married three times, twice to his present wife, because of a mixup.
 His first wife divorced him in 1928 in California. A year later he married Rita Langham (his pres ent wife), a non-professional, in New York. But it wasn't quite a year, the time required by Cali fornia law to make divorce de- cree final. It was three days less
 He had failed to make the grade in Hollywood, and had decided moi to return there. But after finding himself 8 film luminary, which necessitated an almost permanent address in Hollywood, he and Miss Langham decided to be manfred again, just to be sure..
 Mrs Gable refuses to enter into her husbands professional life. She refuses to be photographed either with Clark or alone.
 "Clark," she says, lis the one the public is interested in-not me-"
 Describing his ideal girl. Clark says:
 "When I was a high school kid my ideal girl was more or less per sonified by my stepmother, who had taken care of me since was five. In those days I dreamed of a slender brunei with an infinite understanding of mans problems with a real instinct for home-mak- ing and with @ youthful simplicity and lack of sophistication.
 Later on, after had spent a couple of years transforming with a theatrical troupe, my ideal girl changed. She still was a bru- net but instead of simplicity and domesticity 1 wanted worldliness, sophistication, knowledge of people and a clever wit. At that time the leading lady in our company, who had travelled all over the world, ap- peared to be exactly the girl of my dreams.
 "A few years later my ideas on girls changed again. l still wanted her to be slender and a brunei, but she had to be young and cling ing, eager for adventure and TO- nance, gay and with real desire to enjoy life. I thought that l could do big things working for such girl.
 Now my ideas are still differ ent. In fact, 1 would say that my ideal girl to-day combines the outstanding traits of the other three. She has intelligence and a sense of humor, is sophisticated but at the same time real home maker. She is familiar with the world and its people, but at the same time prefers the peace and quiet of a home. Besides, she is sympathetic, tolerant and witty At that moment Mrs Gable walked into the room.
 "She is the girl have been de scribing to you," Clark declared Being just naturally lucky, I wal able to marry my ideal girl"