Clark Gable (William Clark Gable)

William Clark Gable was born Feb. 1, 1901 in Cadiz (Ohio, USA). He began his career with bit parts in Hollywood ( `` Forbidden Paradise, 1924), in the late 20 - ies performed successfully on Broadway. After the debut in 'sound' cinema in the western, 'Painted Desert' (1931), Gable signed a contract with film company MGM, which lasted until 1954. In the first year of the contract actor starred in 10-odd films, rising from co-starring romantic hero to Role. The flourishing career, Clark Gable took place in the 30 - s, when he rightfully won the title of `King of Hollywood`. Among the films of this period Oscar-winning `It Happened One Night '(1934) Frank Capra and` `Mutiny on the Bounty' (1935), romantic comedy` China Sea `(1935), 'Red Dust' (1932) and` Saratoga '(1937 ) with Jean Harlow. In 1936, Gable returned triumphantly to Broadway (musical `San - Francisco`). However, at the top of success Gable elevated the role of Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind 'masterpiece' (1939), which became in every sense of the culmination of his career. After the death in 1942 in a plane crash of his wife, Carol Lombard Clark Gable left the film and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. In 1945 he returned to the screen, but has since failed to reach the previous success. In the 50 - ies of its activity gradually disappeared, and only in 1960, `The King 'was revived in his latest film' The Misfits' (1961) - supplied by John Huston and in which the partner was a great actor Marilyn Monroe. Clark Gable died in Hollywood on Nov. 16, 1960 of a heart attack, shortly before the birth of the long-awaited son - John Clark Gable.