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Clark Gable
Clark Gable
| Clark Gable | |||||||
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 in Gone with the Wind (1939). Photo: Howard Frank Archives | |||||||
| Born | William Clark Gable February 1, 1901 Cadiz, Ohio, USA | ||||||
| Died | November 16, 1960 (aged 59) Los Angeles, California, USA | ||||||
| Years active | 1924–1960 | ||||||
| Spouse(s) | Josephine Dillon (1924-1930) Maria "Ria" Franklin Printiss Lucas Langham (1931-1939) Carole Lombard (1939-1942) Sylvia Ashley (1949-1952) Kay Williams (1955-1960) | ||||||
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Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960) was an iconic American actor nicknamed "The King of Hollywood" in his heyday. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Gable seventh among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time.
His most famous role was Rhett Butler in the 1939 epic film Gone with the Wind, in which he starred with Vivien Leigh. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for three films that include Mutiny on the Bounty (1935); he won for It Happened One Night (1934). Other memorable performance was his last film The Misfits (1961), co-starring Marilyn Monroe.
Gable and Joan Crawford were together in eight films, Myrna Loy was with him seven times, and Jean Harlow was with him six times. He also starred with Lana Turner in four features, with Norma Shearer in three.
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