Clark Gable - His Movies, His Life

Known as Clark Gable to his millions of loyal movie fans, William Clark Gable was born in a small Ohio town called on February 1, 1901. Clark Gable was not the only name he was known by. The Hollywood heartthrob also went by the nicknames “Gabe”, "The King of Hollywood", “The King” and "Pa" (by his 3rd wife Carole Lombard). To the great disappointment of many of his female fans, Clark Gable had five marriages during his life. His first marriage with his former acting coach, Josephine Dillon ended in divorce after almost 5 1/2 years of marriage. About a year later he married Ria Langham and like his first marriage, it too ended in divorce after 8 years. During his marriage to Ria Langham, Clark Gable had an affair with the Hollywood actress Loretta Young, which resulted in the birth of a daughter.