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Clark Gable. Jump to. 4 wins & 5 nominations. Academy Awards, USA. 1940 Nominee Oscar. Best Actor in a Leading Role. Gone with the Wind. 1936 Nominee Oscar. Best Actor in a Leading Role. Mutiny on the Bounty. 1935 Winner Oscar. Best Actor in a Leading Role. It Happened One Night.
Gable won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the romantic comedy, It Happened One Night (1934). He was further Oscar-nominated for his roles as Fletcher Christian in the drama Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), and Rhett Butler in the historical romance drama Gone with the Wind (1939).
Gable was arguably best known for his role as Rhett Butler in the epic Gone with the Wind, for which he received his third nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He was also nominated for leading roles in Mutiny on the Bounty, and he won for It Happened One Night.
Clark Gable. Actor: It Happened One Night. William Clark Gable was born on February 1, 1901 in Cadiz, Ohio, to Adeline (Hershelman) and William Henry Gable, an oil-well driller. He was of German, Irish, and Swiss-German descent.
Apr 9, 2024 · November 16, 1960, Los Angeles, California (aged 59) Awards And Honors: Academy Award (1935): Actor in a Leading Role. Notable Family Members: spouse Carole Lombard.
Apr 3, 2014 · He ended up winning an Academy Award for It Happened One Night, and having shown his range, he began being cast in a wider variety of roles. By now, Gable was one of the biggest stars in...
His performance earned him his third nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor; he won for It Happened One Night (1934) and was also nominated for Mutiny on the Bounty (1935).
