Birthday: February 1, 1901 (Aquarius)
Born In: Cadiz, Ohio, United States
Birthday: February 1, 1901 (Aquarius)
Born In: Cadiz, Ohio, United States
Clark Gable was an American actor best known for his role as ‘Rhett Butler’ in the epic historical romance film ‘Gone with the Wind.’ One of the top-rated Hollywood stars of the 1930s and 1940s, he was often referred to as ‘The King of Hollywood’ or simply ‘The King.’ He starred as the leading man in more than 60 motion pictures in a career spanning over three decades. A reel-life heartthrob of thousands of women, Gable was a notorious womanizer in real-life. The son of an oil-well driller, Gable was a teenager when he decided to become an actor instead of working on farms as his father wished. After struggling for a few years, he finally found work in theater companies and began his career as a stage actor. A theater manager named Josephine Dillon became his mentor and helped him enter Hollywood where he started appearing in silent films. Initially criticized for his looks, he soon emerged as one of the sexiest men in Hollywood. Subsequently, he was cast alongside prominent leading ladies of the time: Joan Crawford, Jean Harlow, Norma Shearer, and Ava Gardner. Gable is considered one of the most consistent box-office performers in history and was named the seventh-greatest male star of classic American cinema by the ‘American Film Institute.’
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Also Known As: William Clark Gable
Died At Age: 59
Spouse/Ex-: Kay Williams (m. 1955), Carole Lombard (m. 1939; died 1942), Josephine Dillon (m. 1924; div. 1930), Maria Franklin Prentiss Lucas Langham (m. 1931; div. 1939), Sylvia Ashley (m. 1949; div. 1952)
father: William Henry Gable
mother: Adeline Hershelman
children: John Clark Gable, Judy Lewis
Born Country: United States
place of death: Los Angeles, California, United States
U.S. State: Ohio
Ancestry: Belgian American, German American
Cause of Death: Heart Attack
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Clark Gable Movies
(Romance, Drama, War, History)
(Comedy, Romance)
(Romance, Biography, Drama, History, Adventure)
(War, Action, Drama)
(Romance, Drama)
(War, Drama)
(Romance, Drama, Musical)
(Adventure, Drama, Romance)
(Drama, Western, Romance)
(Adventure, Drama, Western, Romance)
Awards
1935 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | It Happened One Night (1934) |
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