Happy Birthday: Clark Gable (1901–1960)

Clark Gable (1901–1960)

Born: February 1, 1901 in Cadiz, Ohio, USA
Died: November 16, 1960 (age 59) in Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to: Kay Williams (11 July 1955 – 16 November 1960) (his death) (1 child)
Sylvia Ashley (20 December 1949 – 21 April 1952) (divorced)
Carole Lombard (29 March 1939 – 16 January 1942) (her death)
Maria Franklin Gable (19 July 1931 – 4 March 1939) (divorced)
Josephine Dillon (13 December 1924 – 1 April 1930) (divorced)

[“Miami News” article 1939 on public reaction to Gone with the Wind (1939)] Damn it. I never conceived of this. When I rode through Atlanta’s streets today it wasn’t like an opening at Grauman’s Chinese at Hollywood. It wasn’t like anything I ever experienced in my life. It was almost too big for me to take. For the first time I actually realized I wasn’t Clark Gable to Atlanta, but Rhett…