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Hidden away in an apartment in L.A’s Venice Beach, she eventually gave birth to a daughter, breaking the news to Gable in a telegram that read:
‘BEAUTIFUL, BLUE-EYED, BLOND BABY GIRL BORN, 8:15 THIS MORNING’.
Gable, who was not named on the little girl’s birth certificate, ignored the missive and never had any real involvement in Judy’s life.
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Young, however, was making plans to bring her daughter into the fold and arranged to ‘adopt’ the child – even giving an interview on the subject to a sympathetic newspaper.
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Despite her best efforts, rumors of an affair with Gable continued to circulate, with the truth about Judy’s paternity becoming something of an open secret.
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The fan magazine article that attempted to deflect rumors of Young’s pregnancy. (Buzzfeed)