Gable 's widow , Kay , said to Louella Parsons that it had been the `` eternal waiting '' on the set of The Misfits that had added to his death , though she did not name Monroe . Gable 's widow , Kay , commented to Louella Parsons that it had been the `` eternal waiting '' on the set of The Misfits that had contributed to his death , though she did not name Monroe .