Clark Gable
William Clark Gable February 1 1901 November 16 1960 was an American film actor In 1999 the American Film Institute named Gable seventh among the greatest male stars of all time Gables most famous role was Rhett Butler in the 1939 Civil War epic film Gone with the Wind in which he starred with Vivien Leigh His performance earned him his third nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor he won for It Happened One Night 1934 and was also nominated for Mutiny on the Bounty 1935 Later performances were in Run Silent Run Deep a submarine war film and his final film The Misfits 1961 which paired Gable with Marilyn Monroe also in her last screen appearance During his long film career Gable appeared opposite some of the most popular actresses of the time Joan Crawford who was his favorite actress to work with was partnered with Gable in eight films Myrna Loy was with him seven times and he was paired with Jean Harlow in six productions He also starred with Lana Turner in four features and with Norma Shearer in three Gable was often named the top male star in the mid30s and was second only to the top boxoffice draw of all Shirley Temple Description above from the Wikipedia article Clark Gable licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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