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== Early life == == Early life ==
Lewis was born on November 6, 1935, in Venice, California.<ref name="Philly.com">{{cite news |last=Downey |first=Sally A. |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20111130_Judy_Lewis__daughter_of_Loretta_Young_and_Clark_Gable_dies.html |title=Judy Lewis, daughter of Loretta Young and Clark Gable, dies |work=] |date=2011-11-30 |access-date=2011-11-30}}</ref> She was conceived while her birth parents, Loretta Young and Clark Gable,<ref name="Philly.com"/><ref name=waltersAP>{{Cite news |last=Walters |first=Patrick |agency=] |date=2011-12-01 |title=Secret daughter of Clark Gable, Loretta Young dies |work=] |url=http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011111201032 |access-date=2011-12-01}}</ref> were working on the film '']''. Gable was married at the time of Lewis's conception, and Young concealed her pregnancy to avoid scandal.<ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/01/arts/television/judy-lewis-secret-daughter-of-hollywood-dies-at-76.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha28&pagewanted=all |title=Judy Lewis, Secret Daughter of Hollywood, Dies at 76 |first=Paul |last=Vitello |author-link=Paul Vitello |work=] |date=2011-11-30 |access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> Weeks after her birth, Lewis was placed in an orphanage.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> Lewis would spend the next 19 months in various "hideaways and orphanages" before being reunited with her mother.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> Young then claimed that she had adopted Lewis.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://news.sky.com/story/clark-gables-secret-daughter-judy-dies-10483366 |title=Clark Gable's 'Secret' Daughter Judy Dies |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |work=] |date=2011-12-02 |access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> When Lewis was four years old, Young married radio producer Tom Lewis, and Judy took his last name. Young and Lewis went on to have two sons, ] and ].<ref name="nytimes.com"/> Lewis was born on November 6, 1935, in Venice, California.<ref name="Philly.com">{{cite news |last=Downey |first=Sally A. |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20111130_Judy_Lewis__daughter_of_Loretta_Young_and_Clark_Gable_dies.html |title=Judy Lewis, daughter of Loretta Young and Clark Gable, dies |work=] |date=2011-11-30 |access-date=2011-11-30}}</ref> She was conceived while her birth parents, Loretta Young and Clark Gable,<ref name="Philly.com"/><ref name=waltersAP>{{Cite news |last=Walters |first=Patrick |agency=] |date=2011-12-01 |title=Secret daughter of Clark Gable, Loretta Young dies |work=] |url=http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011111201032 |access-date=2011-12-01}}</ref> were working on the film '']''. Gable was married at the time of Lewis's conception, and Young concealed her pregnancy to avoid scandal.<ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/01/arts/television/judy-lewis-secret-daughter-of-hollywood-dies-at-76.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha28&pagewanted=all |title=Judy Lewis, Secret Daughter of Hollywood, Dies at 76 |first=Paul |last=Vitello |author-link=Paul Vitello |work=] |date=2011-11-30 |access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> Young was aware that if Twentieth Century Pictures became aware of her pregnancy, the company might pressure her to have an ]; a devout Catholic, Young considered abortion a ].<ref name=Buzz/> Weeks after her birth, Lewis was placed in an orphanage.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> Lewis would spend the next 19 months in various "hideaways and orphanages" before being reunited with her mother.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> Young then claimed that she had adopted Lewis.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://news.sky.com/story/clark-gables-secret-daughter-judy-dies-10483366 |title=Clark Gable's 'Secret' Daughter Judy Dies |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |work=] |date=2011-12-02 |access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> When Lewis was four years old, Young married radio producer Tom Lewis, and Judy took his last name. Young and Lewis went on to have two sons, ] and ].<ref name="nytimes.com"/>


Lewis bore a striking resemblance to Gable, including having ears that stuck out.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> When Lewis was seven years old, Young had her undergo a painful operation to pin her ears back in another attempt to hide her real parentage.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> In 1950, when Lewis was fifteen, her mother made another film with Gable, '']''. During this time, Gable came to her mother's house to visit her briefly. Gable asked Lewis about her life and then, upon leaving, kissed her on her forehead. It was the only time that Lewis ever spoke to Gable, and at the time, she had no idea that he was her father.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://people.com/archive/daughter-of-deception-vol-41-no-14/ |title=Daughter of Deception |first=Marjorie |last=Rosen |work=] |date=1994-04-18 |access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> As an adult, Lewis spoke of the confusion, isolation and alienation she felt within her own family while growing up.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> Lewis bore a striking resemblance to Gable; like Gable, she had ears that stuck out.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> When Lewis was seven years old, Young had her undergo a painful operation to pin her ears back in another attempt to hide her real parentage. In 1950, when Lewis was fifteen, her mother made another film with Gable, '']''. During this time, Gable came to her mother's house to visit her briefly. Gable asked Lewis about her life and then, upon leaving, kissed her on her forehead. It was the only time that Lewis ever spoke to Gable, and at the time, she had no idea that he was her father.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://people.com/archive/daughter-of-deception-vol-41-no-14/ |title=Daughter of Deception |first=Marjorie |last=Rosen |work=] |date=1994-04-18 |access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> As an adult, Lewis spoke of the confusion, isolation and alienation she felt within her own family while growing up.<ref name="nytimes.com"/>


==Career== ==Career==
⚫ Lewis' acting credits include appearances on TV ]s such as '']'', '']'', and '']''.<ref name="imdb">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0507395/ |title=Judy Lewis (1935-2011) |website=imdb.com |access-date=December 24, 2024}}</ref> Lewis played the role of Susan Ames on '']'' for several seasons.<ref name="nytimes.com" /><ref name="imdb" /> She also produced the short-lived '']'' spin-off, '']'' and was a script writer for ]'s ''].''<ref name="imdb" />
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⚫ Lewis' acting credits include appearances on TV ]s such as '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''. Ms. Lewis had her longest running serial role on '']'' as Susan Ames from 1964 to 1971. She also produced the short-lived '']'' spin-off, '']'' and was a script writer for ]'s ''].''


In 1958, Lewis guest-starred in "Attack", an episode of the ] ] series ''].'' She guest-starred with ] in his syndicated western series, '']''. In 1960, Lewis portrayed a girlfriend of a ] officer in the episode "Tiger Blood" of the syndicated series '']''. In the 1961–1962 television season, she appeared as Connie Masters, an employee of the ] office in ], in the ] western series, '']''. In 1975, she guest-starred in the short-lived ] family drama '']''. In 1958, Lewis guest-starred in "Attack", an episode of ''].'' In 1960, Lewis appeared in an episode of '']'' entitled "Tiger Blood". In the 1961–1962 television season, she appeared as Connie Masters in '']''. In 1975, she guest-starred on '']''.<ref name="imdb" />


In 1985, Lewis shared a ] award for several episodes of CBS's ''Search For Tomorrow''. In 1985, Lewis shared a ] award for several episodes of CBS's ''Search For Tomorrow''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0507395/awards/?ref_=nm_awd |title=Judy Lewis Awards |website=imdb.com |access-date=December 24, 2024}}</ref>


Lewis obtained bachelor's and master's degrees in ] from ] in Los Angeles, became a licensed family and child counselor in 1992, and was a practicing ] with a specialty in foster care and marriage therapy.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> Lewis obtained bachelor's and master's degrees in ] from ] in Los Angeles, became a licensed family and child counselor in 1992, and worked as a ] with a specialty in foster care and marriage therapy.<ref name="nytimes.com"/>


==Personal life and death== ==Personal life, death, and aftermath==
Lewis was the niece of actresses ], ], and ]. She was also the paternal half-sister of John Clark Gable (Clark Gable's son with his fifth wife, Kay Williams) and the maternal half-sister of ] and ] (Loretta's biological sons). Musician ] was her maternal cousin.<ref>David Lindley's father, Jack Lindley, was Loretta Young's brother. See {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906095252/http://www.sundazed.com/scene/exclusives/peter_lewis-1.html |date=2008-09-06 }} by Jud Cost, 1995; www.sundazed.com.</ref> Lewis was the niece of actresses ], ], and ]. She was also the paternal half-sister of John Clark Gable (Clark Gable's son with his fifth wife, Kay Williams) and the maternal half-sister of ] and ] (Loretta's biological sons). Musician ] was her maternal cousin.<ref>David Lindley's father, Jack Lindley, was Loretta Young's brother. See {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906095252/http://www.sundazed.com/scene/exclusives/peter_lewis-1.html |date=2008-09-06 }} by Jud Cost, 1995; www.sundazed.com.</ref>


Lewis married Joseph Tinney in 1958, having one child together, daughter Maria. They divorced in 1972.<ref name="Philly.com"/> After Lewis became engaged to Joseph Tinney at age twenty-three, he told her it was common knowledge that Gable was her biological father. Lewis was stunned.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> Lewis married Tinney in 1958. She and Tinney had one child together: A daughter named Maria. The couple divorced in 1972.<ref name="Philly.com"/>


After Lewis became engaged to Tinney at age twenty-three, he told her it was common knowledge that Gable was her biological father; Lewis was stunned.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> After Gable's death, Lewis, at age 31, finally confronted her mother about the mystery behind her parentage.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> Her mother said "YES you are my sin." Young became nauseated, but acknowledged that she and Gable were Lewis's biological parents.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> In 1994, Lewis published a book about her life entitled ''Uncommon Knowledge'' in which she stated that Gable was her father; Young refused to speak with her for three years after the book was published. Loretta Young died on August 12, 2000, at age 87; her autobiography, published posthumously, confirmed that Gable was indeed Lewis's father.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> After Gable's death, Lewis, at age 31, confronted her mother about the mystery behind her parentage.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> Her mother said, "YES you are my sin." Young became nauseated, but acknowledged that she and Gable were Lewis's biological parents.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> In 1994, Lewis published a book about her life entitled ''Uncommon Knowledge'' in which she stated that Gable was her father; Young refused to speak with her for three years after the book was published. Loretta Young died on August 12, 2000, at age 87; her autobiography, published posthumously, confirmed that Gable was indeed Lewis's father.<ref name="nytimes.com"/>


Lewis died of ] at age 76 on November 25, 2011, in ]<ref name="Philly.com"/> and is interred at ] in Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Webster |first1=J.P. |title=Vanishing Philadelphia: Ruins of the Quaker City |date=2014 |page=145|publisher=The History Press |location=Charleston, SC |isbn=978-1-62585-134-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MhV3CQAAQBAJ&q=mount+moriah+cemetery+philadelphia |access-date=10 October 2019}}</ref> Lewis died of ] at age 76 on November 25, 2011, in ]<ref name="Philly.com"/> and is interred at ] in Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Webster |first1=J.P. |title=Vanishing Philadelphia: Ruins of the Quaker City |date=2014 |page=145|publisher=The History Press |location=Charleston, SC |isbn=978-1-62585-134-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MhV3CQAAQBAJ&q=mount+moriah+cemetery+philadelphia |access-date=10 October 2019}}</ref>


In 2015, Linda Lewis, the wife of Loretta Young's son Christopher, stated publicly that Young had realized at age 85 that Judy had been conceived in an act of ]:<ref name=Buzz>{{cite news |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/annehelenpetersen/loretta-young |title=Clark Gable Accused of Raping Co-Star |first=Anne Helen |last=Petersen |work=] |date=2015-07-12 |access-date=2019-07-12}}</ref> In 2015, Linda Lewis, the wife of Loretta Young's son Christopher, publicly stated that Young had said at age 85 that Judy was conceived in an act of ]:<ref name=Buzz>{{cite news |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/annehelenpetersen/loretta-young |title=Clark Gable Accused of Raping Co-Star |first=Anne Helen |last=Petersen |work=] |date=2015-07-12 |access-date=2019-07-12}}</ref>


<blockquote>"Young loved to watch ''Larry King Live'', which is most likely what prompted her to first ask her friend, frequent houseguest, and would-be biographer, Edward Funk, and then her daughter-in-law, Linda Lewis, to explain the term “date rape.” As Lewis recalled from her Jensen Beach, Florida, home this April, sitting next to her husband, Chris — Young's second born — and flanked by Young's Oscar and Golden Globe, it took tact to explain, in language that an 85-year-old could understand, what “date rape” meant. “I did the best I could to make her understand,” Lewis said. “You have to remember, this was a very proper lady.”<br><br>"When Lewis was finished describing the act, Young's response was a revelation: 'That's what happened between me and Clark.' "</blockquote> <blockquote>"Young loved to watch ''Larry King Live'', which is most likely what prompted her to first ask her friend, frequent houseguest, and would-be biographer, Edward Funk, and then her daughter-in-law, Linda Lewis, to explain the term “date rape.” As Lewis recalled from her Jensen Beach, Florida, home this April, sitting next to her husband, Chris — Young's second born — and flanked by Young's Oscar and Golden Globe, it took tact to explain, in language that an 85-year-old could understand, what “date rape” meant. “I did the best I could to make her understand,” Lewis said. “You have to remember, this was a very proper lady.”<br><br>"When Lewis was finished describing the act, Young's response was a revelation: 'That's what happened between me and Clark.' "</blockquote>


Young had never before understood the particulars of that 1935 incident. She had not discussed this information before 1998. Young wished to keep the pregnancy secret from Twentieth Century Pictures, knowing they would try to pressure her to have an ]; a devout Catholic, Young considered ] and abortion to be ]s.<ref name=Buzz/> According to Linda Lewis, Young added that no consensual intimate contact had occurred between Gable and herself. Young had never previously disclosed the rape to anyone. Before learning of the concept of ], Young had believed it was a woman's job to fend off men's amorous advances and had perceived her inability to thwart Gable's attack as a moral failing on her part.<ref name="clark gable accused">{{cite news |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/annehelenpetersen/loretta-young |title=Clark Gable Accused of Raping Co-Star |first=Anne Helen |last=Petersen |work=] |date=July 12, 2015 |access-date=2019-11-10}}</ref> The family remained silent about the claim until Young (died 2000) and Lewis (died 2011) were both deceased.<ref name=Buzz/> The family remained silent about Young's claim until Young and Lewis were both deceased. According to Edward Funk, before learning of the concept of ], Young had believed it was a woman's job to fend off men's amorous advances. Thus, she had perceived her inability to thwart Gable's attack as a moral failing on her part.<ref name=Buzz/>


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American actress, writer, producer, and therapist (1935–2011)

For the Irish painter, see Judith Lewis (painter).
Judy Lewis
BornJudith Young
(1935-11-06)November 6, 1935
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedNovember 25, 2011(2011-11-25) (aged 76)
Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • producer
  • author
  • psychotherapist
Years active1958–2009
Spouse Joe Tinney ​ ​(m. 1958; div. 1972)​
Children1
Parent(s)Loretta Young (mother)
Clark Gable (biological father)
RelativesChristopher Lewis (half-brother)
Peter Lewis (half-brother)
Polly Ann Young (aunt)
Sally Blane (aunt)
Georgiana Young (half-aunt)
Clark James Gable (half-nephew)

Judy Lewis (born Judith Young; November 6, 1935 – November 25, 2011) was an American actress, writer, producer, and therapist. She was the secret biological daughter of actors Loretta Young and Clark Gable.

Early life

Lewis was born on November 6, 1935, in Venice, California. She was conceived while her birth parents, Loretta Young and Clark Gable, were working on the film Call of the Wild. Gable was married at the time of Lewis's conception, and Young concealed her pregnancy to avoid scandal. Young was aware that if Twentieth Century Pictures became aware of her pregnancy, the company might pressure her to have an abortion; a devout Catholic, Young considered abortion a mortal sin. Weeks after her birth, Lewis was placed in an orphanage. Lewis would spend the next 19 months in various "hideaways and orphanages" before being reunited with her mother. Young then claimed that she had adopted Lewis. When Lewis was four years old, Young married radio producer Tom Lewis, and Judy took his last name. Young and Lewis went on to have two sons, Christopher Lewis and Peter Lewis.

Lewis bore a striking resemblance to Gable; like Gable, she had ears that stuck out. When Lewis was seven years old, Young had her undergo a painful operation to pin her ears back in another attempt to hide her real parentage. In 1950, when Lewis was fifteen, her mother made another film with Gable, Key to the City. During this time, Gable came to her mother's house to visit her briefly. Gable asked Lewis about her life and then, upon leaving, kissed her on her forehead. It was the only time that Lewis ever spoke to Gable, and at the time, she had no idea that he was her father. As an adult, Lewis spoke of the confusion, isolation and alienation she felt within her own family while growing up.

Career

Lewis' acting credits include appearances on TV serials such as General Hospital, Kitty Foyle, and The Doctors. Lewis played the role of Susan Ames on The Secret Storm for several seasons. She also produced the short-lived Another World spin-off, Texas and was a script writer for NBC Daytime's Search for Tomorrow.

In 1958, Lewis guest-starred in "Attack", an episode of Mackenzie's Raiders. In 1960, Lewis appeared in an episode of The Blue Angels entitled "Tiger Blood". In the 1961–1962 television season, she appeared as Connie Masters in Outlaws. In 1975, she guest-starred on Three for the Road.

In 1985, Lewis shared a Writers Guild of America award for several episodes of CBS's Search For Tomorrow.

Lewis obtained bachelor's and master's degrees in clinical psychology from Antioch University in Los Angeles, became a licensed family and child counselor in 1992, and worked as a psychotherapist with a specialty in foster care and marriage therapy.

Personal life, death, and aftermath

Lewis was the niece of actresses Polly Ann Young, Sally Blane, and Georgiana Young. She was also the paternal half-sister of John Clark Gable (Clark Gable's son with his fifth wife, Kay Williams) and the maternal half-sister of Christopher Lewis and Peter Lewis (Loretta's biological sons). Musician David Lindley was her maternal cousin.

After Lewis became engaged to Joseph Tinney at age twenty-three, he told her it was common knowledge that Gable was her biological father. Lewis was stunned. Lewis married Tinney in 1958. She and Tinney had one child together: A daughter named Maria. The couple divorced in 1972.

After Gable's death, Lewis, at age 31, confronted her mother about the mystery behind her parentage. Her mother said, "YES you are my sin." Young became nauseated, but acknowledged that she and Gable were Lewis's biological parents. In 1994, Lewis published a book about her life entitled Uncommon Knowledge in which she stated that Gable was her father; Young refused to speak with her for three years after the book was published. Loretta Young died on August 12, 2000, at age 87; her autobiography, published posthumously, confirmed that Gable was indeed Lewis's father.

Lewis died of cancer at age 76 on November 25, 2011, in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania and is interred at Mount Vernon Cemetery in Philadelphia.

In 2015, Linda Lewis, the wife of Loretta Young's son Christopher, publicly stated that Young had said at age 85 that Judy was conceived in an act of date rape:

"Young loved to watch Larry King Live, which is most likely what prompted her to first ask her friend, frequent houseguest, and would-be biographer, Edward Funk, and then her daughter-in-law, Linda Lewis, to explain the term “date rape.” As Lewis recalled from her Jensen Beach, Florida, home this April, sitting next to her husband, Chris — Young's second born — and flanked by Young's Oscar and Golden Globe, it took tact to explain, in language that an 85-year-old could understand, what “date rape” meant. “I did the best I could to make her understand,” Lewis said. “You have to remember, this was a very proper lady.”

"When Lewis was finished describing the act, Young's response was a revelation: 'That's what happened between me and Clark.' "

The family remained silent about Young's claim until Young and Lewis were both deceased. According to Edward Funk, before learning of the concept of date rape, Young had believed it was a woman's job to fend off men's amorous advances. Thus, she had perceived her inability to thwart Gable's attack as a moral failing on her part.

References

  1. ^ Downey, Sally A. (November 30, 2011). "Judy Lewis, daughter of Loretta Young and Clark Gable, dies". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
  2. Walters, Patrick (December 1, 2011). "Secret daughter of Clark Gable, Loretta Young dies". The News Journal. Associated Press. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
  3. ^ Vitello, Paul (November 30, 2011). "Judy Lewis, Secret Daughter of Hollywood, Dies at 76". The New York Times. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  4. ^ Petersen, Anne Helen (July 12, 2015). "Clark Gable Accused of Raping Co-Star". BuzzFeed. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  5. "Clark Gable's 'Secret' Daughter Judy Dies". Sky News. December 2, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  6. Rosen, Marjorie (April 18, 1994). "Daughter of Deception". People. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  7. ^ "Judy Lewis (1935-2011)". imdb.com. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  8. "Judy Lewis Awards". imdb.com. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  9. David Lindley's father, Jack Lindley, was Loretta Young's brother. See Interview with Peter Lewis Archived 2008-09-06 at the Wayback Machine by Jud Cost, 1995; www.sundazed.com.
  10. Webster, J.P. (2014). Vanishing Philadelphia: Ruins of the Quaker City. Charleston, SC: The History Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-62585-134-5. Retrieved October 10, 2019.

Further reading

  • Uncommon Knowledge by Judy Lewis (Pocket Books/Simon & Schuster, 1994), ISBN 0-671-70019-7
  • All the Stars in the Heavens by Adriana Trigiani (The Glory of Everything Company, an imprint of Harper/Collins, 2015), ISBN 978-0-06-231919-7

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