Clark Gable Height, Weight, Age, Facts, Biography, Girlfriends

 Posted on March 19, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  811 words  |  Abbie Anker
Clark Gable Quick Info
Height6 ft 0½ in
Weight80 kg
Date of BirthFebruary 1, 1901
Zodiac SignAquarius
Date of DeathNovember 16, 1960

Clark Gable was an American actor and producer who is frequently referred to as “The King of Hollywood”. In a career that spanned 37 years, he appeared in various movies like It Happened One Night, Manhattan Melodrama, Mutiny on the Bounty, Parnell, Gone with the Wind, They Met in Bombay, Command Decision, San Francisco, Test Pilot, Boom Town, Homecoming, Saratoga, and Never Let Me Go. The American Film Institute named him the “7th greatest male movie star of classic American cinema”.

Born Name

William Clark Gable

Nick Names

Clark, The King of Hollywood, Gabe, The King, Pa

Age

He was born on February 1, 1901.

Died

On November 16, 1960, Gable died of a heart attack at the age of 59 in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Resting Place

Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States

Sun Sign

Aquarius

Born Place

Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio, United States

Nationality

American

Education

He received piano lessons from his stepmother.

Occupation

Actor, Producer

Family

  • Father – William Henry “Will” Gable (1870-1948) (An oil-well driller)
  • Mother – Adeline (née Hershelman) (1869-1901)
  • Siblings – Minnie Bertha Gable Hornberger (Older Sister) (1899-1961)
  • Others – Charles Gable (Paternal Grandfather), Nancy Ann Stainbrook (Paternal Grandmother), John J. Hershelman (Maternal Grandfather), Rosetta Clark (Maternal Grandmother), Jennie Dunlap (Stepmother)

Manager

He was managed by Josephine Dillon.

Net Worth

According to CelebrityNetWorth.com, his net worth was $100 Million at the time of his death.

Build

Slim

Height

6 ft 0½ in or 184 cm

Weight

80 kg or 176 lbs

Girlfriend / Boyfriend / Spouse

Clark Gable had dated –

  • Elizabeth Short
  • Millicent Rogers
  • William Haines
  • Barbara Weeks
  • Dorothy Granger
  • Pier Angeli
  • Elaine White
  • Jeanne Carmen
  • Joan Harrison
  • Francesca De Scaffa
  • Doris Lilly
  • Eleanor Powell
  • Veronica Lake
  • Edie Adams
  • Lupe Velez
  • Adela Rogers St. Johns (1915)
  • Louella Parsons (1916-1918) – RUMOR
  • Pauline Frederick (1919-1920)
  • Franz Dorfler (1920-1921) – He dated actor Franz Dorfler between 1920 and 1921 and they even got engaged before calling it quits.
  • Josephine Dillon (1924-1930)​ – He married his acting coach and manager Josephine Dillon in 1924 but they divorced in 1930. He later stated that “he owed her a debt of gratitude” for the training he received from Dillon in the early years of his career.
  • Corinne Griffith (1924-1925)
  • Joan Crawford (1930-1936) – He had an on-again, off-again relationship with his 8-time co-star and long-time friend Joan Crawford between 1930 and 1936.
  • Anita Page (1930) – RUMOR
  • Maria Franklin Prentiss Lucas Langham (1931-1939)​ – He married socialite Maria Franklin Prentiss Lucas Langham in 1931 and they divorced on March 7, 1939.
  • Norma Shearer (1931)
  • Madge Evans (1931)
  • Mary Astor (1932)
  • Jean Harlow (1932)
  • Claudette Colbert (1933)
  • Elizabeth Allan (1933-1934)
  • Katherine DeMille (1934-1935)
  • Loretta Young (1934-1935) – He dated actor Loretta Young between 1934 and 1935 and their daughter Judy Lewis was born on November 6, 1935.
  • Movita (1935)
  • Merle Oberon (1936-1938)
  • Marion Davies (1936)
  • Virginia Bruce (1937)
  • Shelley Winters (1938)
  • Olivia de Havilland (1938)
  • Carole Lombard (1939-1942)​ – In 1939, he married actor Carole Lombard who died in a plane crash in 1942.
  • Hedy Lamarr (1940)
  • Virginia Grey (1942-1949)
  • Dolly O’Brien (1944)
  • Anita Colby (1945-1947)
  • Joan Blondell (1945)
  • Slim Hawks (1948)
  • Ann Sothern (1948)
  • Sylvia Ashley (1949-1952)​ – He married British model and actor Sylvia Ashley (the widow of Douglas Fairbanks Sr.) in 1949. The marriage ended in divorce in 1952.
  • Marilyn Maxwell (1949)
  • Audrey Totter (1949)
  • Paulette Goddard (1949)
  • Grace Kelly (1953) – RUMOR
  • Kay Williams (1955-1960) – He married his 5th wife Kay Williams (née Kathleen Williams) in 1955 and became stepfather to her 2 children. Later, she gave birth to their first child together and Gable’s only son, John Clark Gable, on March 20, 1961. The child was born at the same hospital in which Clark had died 4 months earlier. Kay and Clark remained together until his death in 1960.
  • Mamie Van Doren (1957)
  • Martha Hyer (1958)

    • Race / Ethnicity

    White

    Gable was of German, Irish, Swiss-German, and Belgian descent.

    Hair Color

    Salt and Pepper

    Eye Color

    Blue

    Sexual Orientation

    Disputed

    Distinctive Features

    • Tapered mustache
    • A distinctive, powerful voice

    Religion

    He was born to a Protestant father and a Catholic mother. When he was 6 months old, he was baptized at a Roman Catholic church in Dennison, Ohio.

    Clark Gable Favorite Things

    • Female Actors To Work With – Joan Crawford, Gene Tierney
    • Movie He Worked In – Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

    Source – Wikipedia, IMDb

    Clark Gable Facts

  • His mother passed away when he was 10 months old.
  • Although he never publicly shared his political views, Clark Gable was a conservative Republican.
  • He was friends with Lionel Barrymore, Ward Bond, and Hattie McDaniel.
  • Clark Gable received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 8, 1960.

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