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William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960) was an American film actor. Often referred to as the "King of Hollywood", he had roles in more than 60 films in a variety of genres during a career that lasted 37 years, three decades of which was as a leading man. He was named the seventh greatest male movie star of classic American cinema by the American Film Institute.
Clark Gable. Actor: It Happened One Night. William Clark Gable was born on February 1, 1901 in Cadiz, Ohio, to Adeline (Hershelman) and William Henry Gable, an oil-well driller. He was of German, Irish, and Swiss-German descent. When he was seven months old, his mother died, and his father sent him to live with his maternal aunt and uncle in Pennsylvania, where he stayed until he was two. His father...
Gable in a 1938 publicity still. Clark Gable (1901–1960) [1] was an American actor and producer who appeared in over 70 feature films and several short films. Gable first began acting in stage productions, before his film debut in 1924. After many minor roles, Gable landed a leading role in 1931, subsequently becoming one of the most dominant ...
Clark Gable. Actor: It Happened One Night. William Clark Gable was born on February 1, 1901 in Cadiz, Ohio, to Adeline (Hershelman) and William Henry Gable, an oil-well driller. He was of German, Irish, and Swiss-German descent. When he was seven months old, his mother died, and his father sent him to live with his maternal aunt and uncle in Pennsylvania, where he stayed until he was two. His father...
Jun 17, 2024 · Clark Gable (born February 1, 1901, Cadiz, Ohio, U.S.—died November 16, 1960, Los Angeles, California) was an American film actor who epitomized the American ideal of masculinity and virility for three decades. An enormously popular star during his lifetime, Gable was dubbed the “King of Hollywood.”.
A BBC documentary chronicling the life of Clark Gable. Shown on the BBC on 21 February 2003. Part of the Living Famously series.
Clark Gable acted in over 50 movies. He was such a movie icon that he was nicknamed “the King of Hollywood.” He played some of the most memorable roles in the history of film making including Rhett Butler in Gone With the Wind (Olivia de Havilland) and Fletcher Christian in Mutiny on the Bounty.He won the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in It Happened One Night (Frank Capra).. Other notable Clark Gable movies include The Misfits (Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift) and Run Silent, Run ...
Nov 3, 2022 · Clark Gable, the ‘King of Hollywood’ and icon of the Golden Age of cinema, died on 16 November 1960 in Los Angeles.His death came just weeks after he finished shooting The Misfits, which also marked the last screen appearance of his co-star Marilyn Monroe.. A legend of the silver screen with appearances in genre-defining films such as Gone with the Wind, Gable’s life was not without its many trials and tribulations.The loss of his wife Carole Lombard
William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960) was an American film actor. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Gable seventh among the greatest male stars of all time. Gable's most famous role was Rhett Butler in the 1939 Civil War epic film Gone with the Wind, in which he starred with Vivien Leigh. His performance earned him his third nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor; he won for It Happened One Night (1934) and was also nominated for Mutiny on the Bounty ...
William Clark Gable was an American film actor, often referred to as "The King of Hollywood". He had roles in more than 60 motion pictures in a wide variety of genres in a career that lasted 37 years, three decades of which was as a leading man. Gable died of a heart attack; his final on screen appearance was of an aging cowboy in The Misfits ...
