The many known to the world simply as Clark Gable was born in a small town in Ohio known as Cadiz. He was born with the name of William Clark Gable but preferred the nickname of Gabe or Clark Gable over his given one. He was married five times with his first two marriages ending up in divorce. His next couple of marriages, his wives died and the final wife was still living after his death.
When Clark was only 7 years old, his mother passed away which led him to a rough childhood. By the ripe age of 16, he left school to look for employment and found a job at a tire factory. He had many different jobs before becoming an actor that included working in the oil fields as well as selling stocks and even men's ties.
It was when he was only 24 years old when Josephine Dillon would meet Clark and help him get to Hollywood. Josephine was the manager of a Portland, Oregon theater and also would later become Clark Gable's first wife. It was the play, "The Bird of Paradise" that had inspired him and soon would lead him on the path to stardom.
In no time Clark had started to make new friends and one of them was the famous Lionel Barrymore who would suggest to MGM that Clark be screen tested. This testing though ended up poorly as Irving Thalberg did not feel he was fit for acting. This did not stop Clark because he would eventually land the co-acting role along side Joan Crawford in the 1931 film entitled Dance, Fools, Dance.
The following year he would land the role in Red Dust where the public fell in love with him. Everyone felt the chemistry he created on-screen. Clark began to grow in popularity and when MGM asked him to play a role he did not want to, as a punishment then sent him to Columbia Pictures to work for a while. This of course was MGM's mistake as the Columbia film It Happened One Night got Clark Gable an Oscar.
MGM called Clark back to work where he filmed two movies, Mutiny on the Bounty and Gone with the Wind. However, Clark would leave Hollywood for a while due to the recent death of his wife in a plane accident. While gone, he joined up with the Army Corps and headed off into World War II.
Upon returning, he attempted a comeback appearance in the film Adventure but this did not turn out so well. MGM felt he was being paid too much and cancelled his contract.
He would make other films, however most of these would go unnoticed until the 1961 movie Misfits. Before the film's release and the birth of his first son, Clark Gable would die of a heart attack. - 16039
When Clark was only 7 years old, his mother passed away which led him to a rough childhood. By the ripe age of 16, he left school to look for employment and found a job at a tire factory. He had many different jobs before becoming an actor that included working in the oil fields as well as selling stocks and even men's ties.
It was when he was only 24 years old when Josephine Dillon would meet Clark and help him get to Hollywood. Josephine was the manager of a Portland, Oregon theater and also would later become Clark Gable's first wife. It was the play, "The Bird of Paradise" that had inspired him and soon would lead him on the path to stardom.
In no time Clark had started to make new friends and one of them was the famous Lionel Barrymore who would suggest to MGM that Clark be screen tested. This testing though ended up poorly as Irving Thalberg did not feel he was fit for acting. This did not stop Clark because he would eventually land the co-acting role along side Joan Crawford in the 1931 film entitled Dance, Fools, Dance.
The following year he would land the role in Red Dust where the public fell in love with him. Everyone felt the chemistry he created on-screen. Clark began to grow in popularity and when MGM asked him to play a role he did not want to, as a punishment then sent him to Columbia Pictures to work for a while. This of course was MGM's mistake as the Columbia film It Happened One Night got Clark Gable an Oscar.
MGM called Clark back to work where he filmed two movies, Mutiny on the Bounty and Gone with the Wind. However, Clark would leave Hollywood for a while due to the recent death of his wife in a plane accident. While gone, he joined up with the Army Corps and headed off into World War II.
Upon returning, he attempted a comeback appearance in the film Adventure but this did not turn out so well. MGM felt he was being paid too much and cancelled his contract.
He would make other films, however most of these would go unnoticed until the 1961 movie Misfits. Before the film's release and the birth of his first son, Clark Gable would die of a heart attack. - 16039
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