Clark Gable

William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 - November 16, 1960) was an American film actor, and the biggest box-office star of the early sound film era. He was born in Cadiz, Ohio. When he was seven months old, his mother died. At the age of 16 he left high school and started to work in a factory. After seeing a play which impressed him, he made the decision to become an actor. He started to tour with several second class theater companies, and worked also as a salesman and in the industry.

In 1924 he went to Hollywood with the financial aid of theater manager Josephine Dillon, who was more than 10 years older than he was and became both his manager and his first wife. He acted in small roles and returned to the theater, until in 1930 he finally signed a contract with MGM. In the following years he acted in several pictures which soon made him become a megastar, earning the title of "King of Hollywood".

Gable won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his 1934 performance in the film It Happened One Night. He is, however, best-known for his performance as Rhett Butler in the 1939 classic Gone With the Wind, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. A few years before, he had also earned an Academy Award nomination for his role as Fletcher Christian in 1935's Mutiny on the Bounty. In addition, Gable was one of the few actors to appear in three films that have won an Academy Award for Best Picture.

Gable's marriage in 1939 to his third wife, actress Carole Lombard, was reportedly the happiest episode in his personal life, but it ended with her death in a plane crash in 1942. He was deeply grieved and joined the U.S. Army Air Force. His first movie after returning from service in WWII was the 1945 production of Adventure. It was not really successful, and MGM did not renew his contract in view of his high salary. During the next ten years, he made films which did not match the quality of his earlier roles.

His second wife had been Texas socialite Marie Franklin, and his fourth was British Sylvia Lady Stanley, the widow of Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. His fifth wife was Kathleen Williams, a thrice-married former fashion model and stock actress from the town of North East, Pennsylvania. She was the mother of Gable's posthumous son and only legitimate child, born in 1961.

Gable's last film was The Misfits, which also featured Marilyn Monroe in her last screen performance. Gable died in 1960 of a massive heart attack in Los Angeles, at the age of 59. He was interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California, beside his beloved wife Carole Lombard.

Filmography

  • The Misfits (1961)
  • It Started in Naples (1960)
  • But Not for Me (1959)
  • Teacher's Pet (1958)
  • Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)
  • Band of Angels (1957)
  • The King and Four Queens (1956)
  • The Tall Men (1955)
  • Soldier of Fortune (1955)
  • Betrayed (1954)
  • Mogambo (1953)
  • Never Let Me Go (1953)
  • Lone Star (1952)
  • Across the Wide Missouri (1951)
  • To Please a Lady (1950)
  • Key to the City (1950)
  • Any Number Can Play (1949)
  • Command Decision (1948)
  • Homecoming (1948)
  • The Hucksters (1947)
  • Adventure (1945)
  • Somewhere I'll Find You (1942)
  • Honky Tonk (1941)
  • They Met in Bombay (1941)
  • Comrade X (1940)
  • Boom Town (1940)
  • Strange Cargo (1940)
  • Gone with the Wind (1939)
  • Idiot's Delight (1939)
  • Too Hot to Handle (1938)
  • Test Pilot (1938)
  • Saratoga (1937)
  • Parnell (1937)
  • Love on the Run (1936)
  • Cain and Mabel (1936)
  • San Francisco (1936)
  • Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
  • Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
  • Starlit Days at the Lido (1935)
  • The Call of the Wild (1935)
  • China Seas (1935)
  • After Office Hours (1935)
  • Forsaking All Others (1934)
  • Chained (1934)
  • Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
  • Men in White (1934)
  • It Happened One Night (1934)
  • Dancing Lady (1933)
  • Night Flight (1933)
  • Hold Your Man (1933)
  • The White Sister (1933)
  • Strange Interlude (1932)
  • No Man of Her Own (1932)
  • Red Dust (1932)
  • Polly of the Circus (1932)
  • Hell Divers (1931)
  • Possessed (1931)
  • Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise (1931)
  • Sporting Blood (1931)
  • Night Nurse (1931)
  • A Free Soul (1931)
  • Laughing Sinners (1931)
  • The Secret Six (1931)
  • Finger Points (1931)
  • Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)
  • The Easiest Way (1931)
  • The Painted Desert (1931)
  • The Pacemakers (1925)
  • North Star (1925)
  • The Plastic Age (1925)
  • White Man (1924)

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He was interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California, beside his beloved wife Carole Lombard. He enjoyed enormous fame in France after the release of his controversial album "Les lunettes rouges". Gable died in 1960 of a massive heart attack in Los Angeles, at the age of 59. His albums include:. Gable's last film was The Misfits, which also featured Marilyn Monroe in her last screen performance. In 2004 they adopted a Vietnamese baby girl, called Jade. She was the mother of Gable's posthumous son and only legitimate child, born in 1961. In 1996 he married Laëtitia Boudou.

His fifth wife was Kathleen Williams, a thrice-married former fashion model and stock actress from the town of North East, Pennsylvania. They divorced in 1992. His second wife had been Texas socialite Marie Franklin, and his fourth was British Sylvia Lady Stanley, the widow of Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. He married Adeline Blondiau in 1990. During the next ten years, he made films which did not match the quality of his earlier roles. They separated in 1986. It was not really successful, and MGM did not renew his contract in view of his high salary. His love affair with the French actress Nathalie Baye began in 1982, after they met on a television programme. Nathalie gave birth to their daughter, Laura, at the end of 1983.

His first movie after returning from service in WWII was the 1945 production of Adventure. A year later, he married a model named Babeth Etienne on December 1, 1981 in Los Angeles, the marriage lasted 2 months and 2 days. Army Air Force. They divorced on November 4, 1980. He was deeply grieved and joined the U.S. Johnny Hallyday and Sylvie Vartan were France's "Golden Couple" of their generation. Gable's marriage in 1939 to his third wife, actress Carole Lombard, was reportedly the happiest episode in his personal life, but it ended with her death in a plane crash in 1942. They have a son, David Hallyday (who is also a singer), born David Michael Benjamin Smet on August 14, 1966.

In addition, Gable was one of the few actors to appear in three films that have won an Academy Award for Best Picture. He was married on April 12, 1965 to Sylvie Vartan (French singer) in Loconville. A few years before, he had also earned an Academy Award nomination for his role as Fletcher Christian in 1935's Mutiny on the Bounty. Since then, he has had a 40-year career in the music industry and is one of France's biggest stars. He has sold 80 million records, made 400 tours, had 18 platinum albums and performed in front of 15 million people. He is, however, best-known for his performance as Rhett Butler in the 1939 classic Gone With the Wind, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Johnny, as he is popularly known, became famous in the 1960s from singing rock'n'roll in French. Gable won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his 1934 performance in the film It Happened One Night. (His pseudonym was borrowed from his cousin's friend, Lee Halliday).

In the following years he acted in several pictures which soon made him become a megastar, earning the title of "King of Hollywood". His parents separated not long after his birth, so he was raised by his paternal aunt, Helene Mar. He acted in small roles and returned to the theater, until in 1930 he finally signed a contract with MGM. Johnny Hallyday was born Jean-Philippe Smet in Cite Malesherbes, Paris, France, to Huguette and Leon Smet. In 1924 he went to Hollywood with the financial aid of theater manager Josephine Dillon, who was more than 10 years older than he was and became both his manager and his first wife. Johnny Hallyday (born June 15, 1943) is a French singer and actor. He started to tour with several second class theater companies, and worked also as a salesman and in the industry. Rivières pourpres 2 (2004).

After seeing a play which impressed him, he made the decision to become an actor. L'homme du train (2003). At the age of 16 he left high school and started to work in a factory. Palais Des Sports (1982). When he was seven months old, his mother died. Live A Pantin (1982). He was born in Cadiz, Ohio. Johnny Halliday Au Zenith (1984).

William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 - November 16, 1960) was an American film actor, and the biggest box-office star of the early sound film era. Rock and Roll Attitude (1985). White Man (1924). Gang (1986). The Plastic Age (1925). Dans La Chaleur De Bercy (1990). North Star (1925). Ca Ne Change Pas Un Homme (1991).

The Pacemakers (1925). Bercy (1992). The Painted Desert (1931). Parc des Princes (1993). The Easiest Way (1931). 31 Compilation Albums in 1993. Dance, Fools, Dance (1931). Rough Town (1995).

Finger Points (1931). Lorada (1995). The Secret Six (1931). Destination Vegas (1996). Laughing Sinners (1931). Lorada Tour (1996). A Free Soul (1931). Allume le Feu - Stade de France 98 (1998).

Night Nurse (1931). Ce Que Je Sais (1998). Sporting Blood (1931). Sang pour Sang (1999). Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise (1931). 100% Johnny - Concert a la Tour Eiffel (2000). Possessed (1931).

Hell Divers (1931). Polly of the Circus (1932). Red Dust (1932). No Man of Her Own (1932).

Strange Interlude (1932). The White Sister (1933). Hold Your Man (1933). Night Flight (1933).

Dancing Lady (1933). It Happened One Night (1934). Men in White (1934). Manhattan Melodrama (1934).

Chained (1934). Forsaking All Others (1934). After Office Hours (1935). China Seas (1935).

The Call of the Wild (1935). Starlit Days at the Lido (1935). Mutiny on the Bounty (1935). Wife vs. Secretary (1936).

San Francisco (1936). Cain and Mabel (1936). Love on the Run (1936). Parnell (1937).

Saratoga (1937). Test Pilot (1938). Too Hot to Handle (1938). Idiot's Delight (1939).

Gone with the Wind (1939). Strange Cargo (1940). Boom Town (1940). Comrade X (1940).

They Met in Bombay (1941). Honky Tonk (1941). Somewhere I'll Find You (1942). Adventure (1945).

The Hucksters (1947). Homecoming (1948). Command Decision (1948). Any Number Can Play (1949).

Key to the City (1950). To Please a Lady (1950). Across the Wide Missouri (1951). Lone Star (1952).

Never Let Me Go (1953). Mogambo (1953). Betrayed (1954). Soldier of Fortune (1955).

The Tall Men (1955). The King and Four Queens (1956). Band of Angels (1957). Run Silent, Run Deep (1958).

Teacher's Pet (1958). But Not for Me (1959). It Started in Naples (1960). The Misfits (1961).