Clark Gable
Clark Gable (1901–1960) was an American film actor, often called "the King of Hollywood." His roles in *It Happened One Night* and *Gone with the Wind* made him the defining leading man of 1930s cinema.
The name evokes old Hollywood masculinity—confident, mustachioed, rakishly charming: He thinks he's Clark Gable.
Principal male actor
- matinee idolHandsome stage or film star
- suaveSmoothly refined in manner
- debonairSophisticated and carefree
- mustacheUpper lip hair
masculinity · charisma · rakish · roguish · dapper · gallant · smooth · charming
Civil War era epic
- Rhett ButlerSouthern gentleman antihero
- It Happened One Night1934 romantic comedy classic
- San FranciscoNorthern California metropolis
- co-starEqual-billed performer
leading man · Oscar · Academy Award · MGM · box office · premiere · blockbuster · studio system
Pictorial screen symbol
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- timelessUnaffected by eras
- Golden AgeLegendary period of perfection
- vintageQuality from past eras
nostalgia · AFI · film history · influential · memorable · tribute · retrospective · biography
leading man
Principal male actor
- matinee idolHandsome stage or film star
- suaveSmoothly refined in manner
- debonairSophisticated and carefree
mustache · masculinity · charisma · rakish · roguish · dapper · gallant · smooth · charming · witty
Gone with the Wind
Civil War era epic
- Rhett ButlerSouthern gentleman antihero
- It Happened One Night1934 romantic comedy classic
- San FranciscoNorthern California metropolis
co-star · leading man · Oscar · Academy Award · MGM · box office · premiere · blockbuster · studio system · Golden Age
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Pictorial screen symbol
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- timelessUnaffected by eras
- Golden AgeLegendary period of perfection
vintage · nostalgia · AFI · film history · influential · memorable · tribute · retrospective · biography · documentary
- MGMMGM Grand, MGM Resorts, Ben-Hur, Gone with the Wind, Wizard of Oz
- Pre-Code HollywoodNight Nurse, 42nd Street, Scarface, Little Caesar, The Public Enemy
- Heartthrobsheartthrob, heartthrobs, James Dean, Elvis Presley, Rudolph Valentino
- Hollywood StarsBrad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Angelina Jolie
- Leading MenCary Grant, Gregory Peck, Humphrey Bogart, Marlon Brando, Paul Newman
- Screen LegendsHumphrey Bogart, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn
Clark GableFred Astaire
Rudolph Valentino · Marilyn Monroe · Vivien Leigh · Greta Garbo · Montgomery Clift
Clark GableGreta Garbo
Bette Davis · Joan Crawford · Vivien Leigh · bit player · extra
Clark GablePeter Lorre
character actor · villain · Boris Karloff · Edward G. Robinson · Lon Chaney