How did Clark Gable die?

Clark Gable passed away in 1960 (myocardial infarction).

What is Clark Gable known for?

Clark Gable is primarily known as a(n) film actor, military personnel, actor, military officer.

Clark Gable

American actor

Born:February 1, 1901

Died:November 16, 1960

Age at death:59

Manner of death:Natural Causes

Cause of death:Myocardial Infarction

Zodiac Sign:Aquarius

Height:1.84 m (6′0″)

Born in:Cadiz, United States

Residence:Clark Gable Museum, United States

Buried in:United States

Languages:English

Film Actor Military Personnel Actor Military Officer

Signature

Links

Wikipedia Official Website IMDb

Famous For

Movies & TV

Gone with the WindIt Happened One NightMutiny on the BountyMogamboThe Misfits

Awards

Golden Boot Awards (2001)Academy Award for Best Actor (1935)star on Hollywood Walk of FameEuropean-African-Middle Eastern Campaign MedalWorld War II Victory Medal

Clark Gable

American actor

Biography

William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960) was an American actor often referred to as the "King of Hollywood ". He appeared in more than 60 motion pictures across a variety of genres during a 37-year career, three decades of which he spent as a leading man. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Gable as the seventh-greatest male screen legend of classical Hollywood cinema. Gable won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Frank Capra's It Happened One Night (1934) and earned nominations in the same category for portraying Fletcher Christian in Frank Lloyd's Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and Rhett Butler in Victor Fleming's Gone with the Wind (1939). For his comedic performances in George Seaton's Teacher's Pet (1958) and Walter Lang's But Not for Me (1959), Gable received nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. His other notable films include William A. Wellman's Call of the Wild (1935), George Sidney's Key to the City (1950), and John Ford's Mogambo (1953). His final onscreen role was as an aging cowboy in John Huston's The Misfits (1961). Gable was one of the most consistently bankable stars in the history of Hollywood, appearing 16 times on Quigley Publishing's annual Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll. He appeared opposite many of the most popular actresses of their time. He died of a heart attack in 1960 at age 59.

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Quotes

“The only reason they come to see me is that I know that life is great — and they know I know it.”

— As quoted in The Routledge Dictionary of Quotations (1987) by Robert Andrews, p. 3

“My father could never get it through his head that acting was honorable work for a man. Even when I was making $7,500 a week, he stubbornly kept saying, "What kind of a job is that for a fellow six feet tall, weighs 195 pounds?”

— Speaking with author Bill Davidson (c. October 1960), as cited in Davidson's The Real and the Unreal (1961), p. 104

“I worked like a son of a bitch to learn a few tricks and I fight like a steer to avoid getting stuck with parts I can't play.”

— On his acting ability, as quoted in James Robert Parish The Hollywood Book of Scandals: The Shocking, Often Disgraceful Deeds and Affairs of More than 100 American Movie and TV idols (2004), p. 67

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Photos

Clark Gable in 1945.

John Decker (1895-1947): Wilshire Bowl Restaurant mural design – study/sketch 1941 (part 4 of 4) Caricatures of Hollywood actors 1920s-1930s. Original from Smithsonian Institution. Persons depicted: Bob Hope Joe E. Brown Charles Winninger Charles Boyer Greta Garbo Clark Gable Shirley Temple Humphrey Bogart William Claude Fields Mae West Roland Keith Young Caricature murals by the famous Hollywood set designer, painter, and caricaturist John Decker (1895–1947), formerly known as Leopold von der Decken. The charateur murals depicting famous actors and actresses were installed at the Wilshire Bowl night club in September 1941 to promote the cabaret show “The Silver Screen”, a production about the golden age of cinema. Rawpixel have digitally enhanced these illustrations into high resolution quality, and they are downloadable under the CC0 license: https://www.rawpixel.com/board/1292898/wilshire-bowl-mural-studies-free-cc0-public-domain-artworks Free download under CC Attribution (CC BY 4.0). Please credit the artist and rawpixel.com.

Historic Route 66 in Carthage, Missouri. Boots motel

From UCLA. DESCRIPTION Clark Gable, in suit and tie, sprawled on wooden porch with ukulele, with fence and house in background Photograph of print, attached to board or album with mounting corners at top CAPTION Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 4589, Nitrate, May 26, 1936, 6 negs. Clark Gable. Copy neg

The honeymoonsuite of Clark Gable en Carole Lombard at the Oatman hotel, Oatman, Arizona

The "Ex-Clark Gable" 1934 Harley Davidson RL. Part of Kiehl's collection of vintage motorcycles found in original East Village store. The motorcycle was actually previously owned by Clark Gable.[1]

Jean Harlow and Clark Gable in Red Dust

Title: Home of Clark Gable, Brentwood Heights, California Subjects: Houses Places: California > Los Angeles (county) > Los Angeles > Brentwood Heights Notes: Title from item. Extent: 1 print (postcard) : linen texture, color ; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. Accession #: 06_10_009442