Clark Gable: Quick Facts


Facts

Also Known As William Clark Gable
Born February 1, 1901 • Ohio
Died November 16, 1960 (aged 59) • Los Angeles • California • (Anniversary in 3 days)
Awards And Honors Academy Award (1935) • Academy Award (1935): Actor in a Leading Role
Notable Family Members spouse Carole Lombard
Married To Kay Williams (married 1955) • Sylvia Ashley (1949–1952) • Carole Lombard (1939–1942 [her death]) • Josephine Dillon (1924–1930) • Maria Franklin Gable (1931–1939)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In) "A Free Soul" (1931) • "Wife vs. Secretary" (1936) • "Sporting Blood" (1931) • "Lone Star" (1952) • "Forsaking All Others" (1934) • "Mogambo" (1953) • "Cain and Mabel" (1936) • "Night Nurse" (1931) • "Saratoga" (1937) • "Test Pilot" (1938) • "Red Dust" (1932) • "Night Flight" (1933) • "Dancing Lady" (1933) • "The Painted Desert" (1931) • "The King and Four Queens" (1956) • "Hell Divers" (1931) • "Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)" (1931) • "Across the Wide Missouri" (1951) • "Boom Town" (1940) • "Adventure" (1945) • "Idiot's Delight" (1939) • "Teacher's Pet" (1958) • "North Star" (1925) • "The Misfits" (1961) • "San Francisco" (1936) • "Strange Cargo" (1940) • "Betrayed" (1954) • "Command Decision" (1948) • "Never Let Me Go" (1953) • "The Tall Men" (1955) • "Too Hot to Handle" (1938) • "Honky Tonk" (1941) • "The Easiest Way" (1931) • "Laughing Sinners" (1931) • "Soldier of Fortune" (1955) • "Dance, Fools, Dance" (1931) • "China Seas" (1935) • "Polly of the Circus" (1932) • "Parnell" (1937) • "Strange Interlude" (1932) • "Gone with the Wind" (1939) • "To Please a Lady" (1950) • "Run Silent Run Deep" (1958) • "Somewhere I'll Find You" (1942) • "After Office Hours" (1935) • "It Started in Naples" (1960) • "Possessed" (1931) • "Call of the Wild" (1935) • "White Man" (1924) • "The Finger Points" (1931) • "The Hucksters" (1947) • "Comrade X" (1940) • "No Man of Her Own" (1932) • "The White Sister" (1933) • "It Happened One Night" (1934) • "The Secret 6" (1931) • "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1935) • "Men in White" (1934) • "But Not for Me" (1959) • "Any Number Can Play" (1949) • "Love on the Run" (1936) • "Homecoming" (1948) • "They Met in Bombay" (1941) • "Hold Your Man" (1933) • "Chained" (1934) • "Manhattan Melodrama" (1934) • "Key to the City" (1950) • "Band of Angels" (1957)

Top Questions

When was Clark Gable born?
Clark Gable was born on February 1, 1901.
Where was Clark Gable born?
Clark Gable was born in Cadiz, Ohio, United States.
Is Clark Gable married?
Sylvia Ashley (1949–1952), Kay Williams (married 1955), Carole Lombard (1939–1942 [her death]), Maria Franklin Gable (1931–1939), Josephine Dillon (1924–1930)

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