Question about Clark Gable's "G"

I've observed that Clark Gable's autograph remained pretty well consistent over the years of his acting career except for the way he formed the "G" in his surname. 1930's "G" always looked to be more rounded and almost looks like a number "9" while WWII era and onward "G" had sharper lines and open at the bottom.

I just stumbled upon a document from 1946 in which Gable consents to have his signature attached to some fundraising activities for The Motion Picture Relief Fund. Both styles of the "G" are on this document in two separate signatures. All of the other letters look the same on both signatures.

I wonder if he just switched back and forth with the "G" in his post-1940 signing... and why?

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Permalink Reply by David Lewis on December 20, 2021 at 4:54pm

Etienne, I would add another observation to the points you made about Allen's Lombard…."Car" is very tight together, not something I have seen to that extent in her authenticated autographs.

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on December 20, 2021 at 5:57pm

My feeling is that, without solid provenance, this is very suspect. How or where was this obtained? No paperwork? My alarm bells are going off and this doesn't happen very often.