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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 LombardCarole Lombard ( October 6, 1908 January 16, 1942) was an American actress. She was born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She made her film debut at the age of 12 in A Perfect Crime ( 1921) (There has been some speculation that she was actually a, was reportedly the happiest episode in his personal life, but it ended with her death in a plane crash in 1942Events January January 1 World War II: The word " United Nations" is first officially used to describe the Allied pact. January 2 World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces. January 5 Amy Johnson disappears in flight over River Thames estuary ass. He was deeply grieved and joined the U.S. Army Air ForceThe United States Army Air Force or USAAF was a part of the U. military during World War II. The direct precursor to the U. Air Force, the USAAF formally existed between 1941 and 1947. History Prior to the start of World War II, the USAAF was known as the. 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, PennsylvaniaNorth East is a borough located in Erie County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 4,601. Geography North East is located at 42°12'48" North, 79°50'1" West (42. 213385, -79. According to the United States Census Bur. She was the mother of Gable's posthumous son and only legitimate child, born in 19611961 (As MAD Magazine pointed out on its first cover for the year) was the first "upside-down" year i. one that looked the same upside down since 1881, and the last until 6009. Events January January 1 The farthing coin, used since the 13th century, cease.

Gable's last film was The MisfitsFor the movie, see The Misfits (movie). A fictional band called The Misfits appears in the animated series Jem. The Misfits were a punk rock group formed in 1977 at the height of the punk rock movement--in the town of Lodi, New Jersey, and led by singer G, 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.