George Ann Lucas Burke was a native Houstonian. She was the daughter of Maria Lucas Franklin Gable and Alfred Thomas Lucas.
James S. Lucas, her grandfather, founded the family construction company that built many well known buildings in Houston, including the Cotton Exchange, the Harris County Courthouse, Humble building, the Rice Hotel and the original Saint Josephs Hospital. Many of these buildings are standing today.
Her mother, having been widowed in 1922, married actor Clark Gable and they went to live with him in his Beverly Hills home in 1931. Miss Burke became his first personal assistant.
On a trip to Houston for a friend's wedding she met a young Houston doctor and they soon wed on March 16, 1935. She married Dr. Thomas Burke at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Charles Green who lived on Institute Lane in an area of Rice University, Jander Gardens. Her step-father, Clark, made the trip to Houston to give the bride away. The March 16, 1935 Houston Chronicle states, "Gable was wearing the longish haircut called for by his role in "The Call of the Wild," film based on the Jack London story, now in production." Dr. Burke passed away in 1995.
Mrs. Burke was a member of Christ Church Cathedral, was on the Altar Guild for 46 years and served on the board of the Houston Junior League and the River Oaks Garden Clubs. She was also an active member of the American Red Cross during World War II.
James S. Lucas, her grandfather, founded the family construction company that built many well known buildings in Houston, including the Cotton Exchange, the Harris County Courthouse, Humble building, the Rice Hotel and the original Saint Josephs Hospital. Many of these buildings are standing today.
Her mother, having been widowed in 1922, married actor Clark Gable and they went to live with him in his Beverly Hills home in 1931. Miss Burke became his first personal assistant.
On a trip to Houston for a friend's wedding she met a young Houston doctor and they soon wed on March 16, 1935. She married Dr. Thomas Burke at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Charles Green who lived on Institute Lane in an area of Rice University, Jander Gardens. Her step-father, Clark, made the trip to Houston to give the bride away. The March 16, 1935 Houston Chronicle states, "Gable was wearing the longish haircut called for by his role in "The Call of the Wild," film based on the Jack London story, now in production." Dr. Burke passed away in 1995.
Mrs. Burke was a member of Christ Church Cathedral, was on the Altar Guild for 46 years and served on the board of the Houston Junior League and the River Oaks Garden Clubs. She was also an active member of the American Red Cross during World War II.
George Ann Lucas Burke was a native Houstonian. She was the daughter of Maria Lucas Franklin Gable and Alfred Thomas Lucas.
James S. Lucas, her grandfather, founded the family construction company that built many well known buildings in Houston, including the Cotton Exchange, the Harris County Courthouse, Humble building, the Rice Hotel and the original Saint Josephs Hospital. Many of these buildings are standing today.
Her mother, having been widowed in 1922, married actor Clark Gable and they went to live with him in his Beverly Hills home in 1931. Miss Burke became his first personal assistant.
On a trip to Houston for a friend's wedding she met a young Houston doctor and they soon wed on March 16, 1935. She married Dr. Thomas Burke at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Charles Green who lived on Institute Lane in an area of Rice University, Jander Gardens. Her step-father, Clark, made the trip to Houston to give the bride away. The March 16, 1935 Houston Chronicle states, "Gable was wearing the longish haircut called for by his role in "The Call of the Wild," film based on the Jack London story, now in production." Dr. Burke passed away in 1995.
Mrs. Burke was a member of Christ Church Cathedral, was on the Altar Guild for 46 years and served on the board of the Houston Junior League and the River Oaks Garden Clubs. She was also an active member of the American Red Cross during World War II.
James S. Lucas, her grandfather, founded the family construction company that built many well known buildings in Houston, including the Cotton Exchange, the Harris County Courthouse, Humble building, the Rice Hotel and the original Saint Josephs Hospital. Many of these buildings are standing today.
Her mother, having been widowed in 1922, married actor Clark Gable and they went to live with him in his Beverly Hills home in 1931. Miss Burke became his first personal assistant.
On a trip to Houston for a friend's wedding she met a young Houston doctor and they soon wed on March 16, 1935. She married Dr. Thomas Burke at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Charles Green who lived on Institute Lane in an area of Rice University, Jander Gardens. Her step-father, Clark, made the trip to Houston to give the bride away. The March 16, 1935 Houston Chronicle states, "Gable was wearing the longish haircut called for by his role in "The Call of the Wild," film based on the Jack London story, now in production." Dr. Burke passed away in 1995.
Mrs. Burke was a member of Christ Church Cathedral, was on the Altar Guild for 46 years and served on the board of the Houston Junior League and the River Oaks Garden Clubs. She was also an active member of the American Red Cross during World War II.
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There is a picture of George Anna Burke, Clark Gable and Maria Prentiss Lucas Langham in the 12-19-2000 Houston Chronicle, Page 25A. - The Settegast-Kopf Co , 3320 Kirby Dr., Houston, Texas handled arrangements for Dr. Burke.
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