The man known as Clark Gable was born as William Clark Gable back on February 1st of 1901. Since a boy, he was known as Gabe by his friends while growing up in Cadiz, Ohio. Throughout his lifetime, he was married 5 times with his first two ending in divorce, the next two his wife died shortly afterwards and the fifth survived him.

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.

By the time he reached the age of 24, Clark Gable had made his way to Portland, Oregon and while watching the play ‘The Bird of Paradise’, he was so inspired that he made the decision to get into acting. The manager of the theater, Josephine Dillon would help him reach Hollywood and his dreams as well as becoming his first wife.

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.

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.