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.
Death seemed to surround Clark his entire life with the loss of two wives, his early death by heart attack in 1960 and his mother's death while he was only 7 years old. He quit school by the time he reached the age of 16 in order to take a job at an Akron, Ohio tire factory. From there he went through many different occupations such as oil fields, stocking and at one point he even sold ties.
When Clark was 24, he had worked his way all over the country and found himself in Portland, Oregon. It was there in a little theater that he would watch the play 'The Bird of Paradise' and would become so inspired that he decided he was to become an actor. His first wife to whom he would marry latter on, Josephine Dillon, was the manager of the theater and helped him get to Hollywood.
Lionel Barrymore who at the time was a famous actor actually made the recommendation to MGM Studio's Irving Thalberg to get Clark a screen test. This test did not go so well mostly because Irving did not like his looks. However, latter on in 1931 he would land the co-acting role in the movie Dance, Fools, Dance with Joan Crawford.
He would then follow in a role on the film Red Dust where his on-screen chemistry with his co-star made him popular and an instant hit. Gable and MGM would then get into a small spat over a role which he actively refused and as a punishment they sent him over to Columbia Pictures to work for less money. The film It Happened One Night ended up advancing his career even further when he took home an Oscar for his role in it.
MGM did not like this one bit and called Clark Gable back to work where he played in the films, Mutiny on the Bounty as well as Gone with the Wind. He would leave Hollywood for three years after shooting Gone with the Wind because his third wife along with her mother had died in a plane accident and he would even join up with the Army Corps to play his part in the Second World War.
After he finished up his military tour during WWII, Clark would stage a comeback film entitled Adventure that would become a flop. As a result, MGM felt they would not longer need his services and refused to renew 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. - 15634
Death seemed to surround Clark his entire life with the loss of two wives, his early death by heart attack in 1960 and his mother's death while he was only 7 years old. He quit school by the time he reached the age of 16 in order to take a job at an Akron, Ohio tire factory. From there he went through many different occupations such as oil fields, stocking and at one point he even sold ties.
When Clark was 24, he had worked his way all over the country and found himself in Portland, Oregon. It was there in a little theater that he would watch the play 'The Bird of Paradise' and would become so inspired that he decided he was to become an actor. His first wife to whom he would marry latter on, Josephine Dillon, was the manager of the theater and helped him get to Hollywood.
Lionel Barrymore who at the time was a famous actor actually made the recommendation to MGM Studio's Irving Thalberg to get Clark a screen test. This test did not go so well mostly because Irving did not like his looks. However, latter on in 1931 he would land the co-acting role in the movie Dance, Fools, Dance with Joan Crawford.
He would then follow in a role on the film Red Dust where his on-screen chemistry with his co-star made him popular and an instant hit. Gable and MGM would then get into a small spat over a role which he actively refused and as a punishment they sent him over to Columbia Pictures to work for less money. The film It Happened One Night ended up advancing his career even further when he took home an Oscar for his role in it.
MGM did not like this one bit and called Clark Gable back to work where he played in the films, Mutiny on the Bounty as well as Gone with the Wind. He would leave Hollywood for three years after shooting Gone with the Wind because his third wife along with her mother had died in a plane accident and he would even join up with the Army Corps to play his part in the Second World War.
After he finished up his military tour during WWII, Clark would stage a comeback film entitled Adventure that would become a flop. As a result, MGM felt they would not longer need his services and refused to renew 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. - 15634
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