Clark Gable Biography

Fast Facts

• Became known as the "King of Hollywood," because of his status as the most bankable male star of the 1930s
• In 1942, enlisted in the Army Air Corps
• Reportedly, Adolf Hitler was a fan and offered a sizable reward to any German soldier who could capture Gable alive
• Played the same role in 1932's Red Dust and its remake Mogambo in 1953
• Was featured on a commemorative U
• S
• postal stamp in 1990
• Interred in the same shrine as Carole Lombard in Glendale, CA
• Cartoon character Bugs Bunny's signature pose while eating a carrot was said to be inspired by Gable in a scene from It Happened One Night