Clark Gable

FilmGolden Age

Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind

Facts

Born: 1901
Country: United States
Field: Film
Era: Golden Age

Overview

Won the Academy Award for Best Actor for It Happened One Night 1934. Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind 1939 made him a global icon, and Mutiny on the Bounty 1935 brought another nomination. Nicknamed the King of Hollywood, he ranked seventh among male screen legends in the 1999 American Film Institute list. His career spanned the transition from silent film to widescreen epics.

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