Biography judy lewis&clark gable

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

For the Irish painter, see Judith Lewis (painter).

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.^[1] She was conceived while her birth parents, Loretta Young and Clark Gable,^[1][2] 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.^[3] 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.^[4] Weeks after her birth, Lewis was placed in an orphanage.^[3] Lewis would spend the next 19