Clark Gable - Super Star & Best Actor Clark Gable, labeled the "King" of Hollywood, created an image and legend that endured for decades after his death. Gable won the Best Actor Award for his performance in IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT. His defining role was as Rhett Butler in the classic GONE WITH THE WIND. Other notable films include: MOGAMBO, MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY, and THE MISFITS, which was both Gable's and Marilyn Monroe's last film. Clark Gable's handsomeness and virility, combined with a unique speaking voice and twinkle in the eye, helped build a burning screen presence the brightness of which has dimmed little over the years. MORE

Best Actor: Clark Gable with Claudette Cobert in IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT

Clark Gable 1934 Best Actor IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (Romantic Comedy) Clark Gable received his Oscar for playing a reporter in one of the great romantic comedies of all time: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT. It should be noted that, Clark Gable and Colbert remain the only co-starring team to have won Oscars at the same time, until Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher both won for 1975's ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST.

ABOUT CLARK GABLE (1901 - 1960) Born in Ohio, this American leading man who was known as "the King". For decades Clark Gable was the number one movie idol. Clark Gable received Oscar nominations for: MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY and GONE WITH THE WIND. In 1940 Gable was reunited with Colbert in BOOM TOWN. Gable was married four times. His third wife, actress Carole Lombard was killed in a plane crash. Three months after his death, Clark's fourth wife gave birth to his only child, a son. Clark Gable's other credits include: WHITE MAN NORTH STAR THE PAINTED DESERT THE EASIEST WAY DANCE, FOOLS, DANCE THE FINGER POINTS THE SECRET SIX LAUGHING SINNERS A FREE SOUL NIGHT NURSE SPORTING BLOOD SUSAN LENOX POSSESSED HELL DRIVERS POLLY OF THE CIRCUS RED DUST NO MAN OF HER OWN STRANGE INTERLUDE THE WHITE SISTER HOLD YOUR MAN NIGHT FLIGHT DANCING LADY MEN IN WHITE MANHATTAN MELODRAMA CHAINED FORSAKING ALL OTHERS AFTER OFFICE HOURS CHINA SEAS CALL OF THE WILD WIFE VS. SECRETARY SAN FRANCISCO CAIN AND MABEL LOVE ON THE RUN PARNELL SARATOGA TEST PILOT TOO HOT TO HANDLE IDIOT'S DELIGHT STRANGE CARGO COMRADE X THEY MET IN BOMBAY HONKY TONK SOMEWHERE I'LL FIND YOU ADVENTURE THE HUCKSTERS HOMECOMING COMMAND DECISION ANY NUMBER CAN PLAY KEY TO THE CITY TO PLEASE A LADY ACROSS THE WIDE MISSOURI LONE STAR NEVER LET ME GO MOGAMBO BETRAYED SOLDIER OF FORTUNE THE TALL MEN THE KING AND FOUR QUEENS BAND OF ANGELS RUN SILENT RUN DEEP TEACHER'S PET BUT NOT FOR ME IT STARTED IN NAPLES THE MISFITS