Clark Gable

William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960) was an American film actor often referred to as the "King of Hollywood". He had roles in more than 60 films in a variety of genres during a career that lasted 37 years, three decades of which he was a leading man. He was named the seventh greatest male movie star of classic American cinema by the American Film Institute. Gable won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the romantic comedy It Happened One Night (1934). He was nominated for Oscars 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 16 times. He appeared opposite many of the most popular actresses of their time, including Joan Crawford, Myrna Loy, Jean Harlow, Lana Turner, Norma Shearer, and Ava Gardner. He died of a heart attack in 1960 at age 59. Mehr lesen