Clark Gable

Clark Gable
Gable in a publicity portrait in 1940
Born	William Clark Gable (1901-02-01)February 1, 1901 Cadiz, Ohio, U.S.
Died	November 16, 1960(1960-11-16) (aged 59) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Burial place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
Other names	The King of Hollywood
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1924–1960
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Josephine Dillon ​ ​ (m. 1924; div. 1930)​ Maria Langham ​ ​ (m. 1931; div. 1939)​ Carole Lombard ​ ​ (m. 1939; died 1942)​ Sylvia Ashley ​ ​ (m. 1949; div. 1952)​ Kay Williams ​ (m. 1955)​
Children	2, including Judy Lewis
Relatives	Clark James Gable (grandson)
Awards	Hollywood Walk of Fame
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army Air Forces United States Air Force
Years of service	1942–1947[1]
Rank	Major
Unit	351st Bomb Group 18th AAF Base Unit
Battles / wars	World War II European Theater
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal American Campaign Medal European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal
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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",^[2] 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.^[3]

Gable won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the romantic comedy, It Happened One Night (1934). He was further Oscar-nominated for his roles as Fletcher Christian in the drama Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), and Rhett Butler in the historical romance drama Gone with the Wind (1939). He received Golden Globe Award nominations for his comedic roles in Teacher's Pet (1958), and But Not for Me (1959). He also starred in Call of the Wild (1935), Key to the City (1950), and Mogambo (1953). His final on-screen role was as an aging cowboy in The Misfits (1961).

Gable was one of the most consistent box-office performers in the history of Hollywood, appearing on Quigley Publishing's annual Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll sixteen times. He appeared opposite many of the most popular actresses of their time. He frequently acted alongside Joan Crawford, Myrna Loy, Jean Harlow, Lana Turner, Norma Shearer and Ava Gardner. Gable died of a heart attack in 1960 at the age of 59.