Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960) was an American film actor born in Ohio.
In 1931, Clark Gable made his first film, The Desert of Color. In 1932, he was elected one of the "Top Ten Highest-Grossing Film Actors in Hollywood" for his film "Red Dust". In 1934, he won the Best Actor Award at the 7th Academy Awards for his comedy "One Night Gone With". In 1939, Clark Gable co-starred with Vivien Leigh in the film Gone with the Wind, and was nominated for the 12th Academy Awards for Best Actor for his role as Brad. In 1945, he starred in the film "Angry Sea" directed by Victor Fleming. In 1953, he starred in the movie "Red Dust". In 1959, he was nominated for Best Actor at the 16th Golden Globe Awards for "Teacher's Love". Clark Gable died in Los Angeles on November 16, 1960, from a myocardial infarction.
In 1995, he was ranked 36th in Empire Magazine's list of the "100 Sexiest Movie Stars in Film History". In 1999, he was selected by the Motion Picture Association of America as the 7th "Greatest Actor of a Hundred Years."
Clark Gable was born in Cádiz, Ohio, in February 1901, and his mother died just 10 months after his birth. His father entrusted him to his grandparents, maternal grandparents and other relatives to raise him. In 1912, Clark Gable had to drop out of school due to changes in his family's fortunes.
In 1918, Clark Gable left home to wander around a nearby city, and by chance, he watched the play "Blue Bird", fell in love with acting, and often went to the theater as a volunteer newspaper boy, and sometimes ran a dragon suit. Later, despite his father's objections, he wandered around alone and worked in more than ten occupations such as shoemaker, electrician, and salesman. In 1923, Clark Gable made a temporary cameo appearance in the Star Theatre. Soon he met broadway actor Josephine Dillon, who was 17 years older than him, and was mentored by her.
In 1931, Clark Gable signed a one-year contract with MGM; in the same year he filmed his first film, Desert of Color, playing a cowboy and officially began his film career. In 1932, he starred in the film "Red Dust"; in the same year, he was elected one of the "Top Ten Highest-Grossing Film Actors in Hollywood".
On February 22, 1934, Clark Gable starred in the comedy "One Night", which he won at the 7th Academy Awards for Best Actor, the first time the Oscars awarded this award to comedy actors.
In 1935, Clark Gable played a British naval officer who directed a mutiny in the two-million-dollar film The Blood of a Rebel Ship. The film won the 8th Academy Awards for Best Picture, and Clark Gable was nominated for Best Actor at the 8th Academy Awards.
In 1936, he collaborated with Carol Lombard on the film The Husband's Secret. In 1937, Clark Gable was elected Emperor of Cinema in Hollywood at the Film Emperor and Empress contest held that year.
In 1938, he starred in the film Test Pilot with Spencer Qusay and Lionel Barrymore. In 1939, Clark Gable co-starred with Vivien Leigh in the film Gone with the Wind, playing the proud and affectionate Bradd, who was nominated for Best Actor at the 12th Academy Awards.
In 1940, he starred in frank Bauschacher's romantic adventure film Strange Cargo, in which Clark Gable played Weeney, a criminal who was held in prison.
On August 12, 1942, at the age of 41, Clark Gable joined the U.S. Air Force as a member of the Military. In July 1944, he retired from the Air Force as a major officer and returned to Hollywood.
In 1945, he co-starred with Grecia Carson and Joan Brownell in the film "Angry Sea" directed by Victor Fleming. In 1947, he participated in the film The Hucksters.
In 1949, he starred in the movie "Smoke Goes Away". In 1951, he starred in the adventure film "Bloody Battle of the Wild Mountains" directed by William Wellman. In 1953, he once again played the role in the original film in the remake of Red Dust.
In 1954, he co-starred with Lana Turner in the film Spy Tune. In 1956, he participated in the film "The King and Four Queens". In 1957, he starred in the film "Kim Han Yan Nu" directed by Raoul Walsh.
In 1958, he starred in the film "Pacific Submarine Warfare", playing a highly skilled diving officer who was keen to drive. In 1960, during the filming of "The Out of Place", he insisted on not using a stand-in. Before the film could be released, Clark Gable died of a heart attack.
In 1924, Clark Gable married Josephine Dillon, who was 15 years older than him; in April 1930, the two divorced. In March 1939, Clark Gable married Carol Lombard, and in 1942, Both Carol and her mother were killed in a plane crash.
In 1949, Clark Gable married Sylvia Ashley, a marriage that lasted only 3 years, and the two divorced in 1952. In 1955, Clark Gable married Catherine Williams. In March 1961, Clark Gable's widow was born, and in honor of Gable, the son was named John Clark Gable.