Uploaded February 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Clark Gable was born 119 years ago today, and he still is one of the most iconic actors in the world. In a career that spanned three decades, his roles were as varied as they can be. He was a gansgter, a newspaper reporter, a pilot, a businessman, a Broadway director, a gambler, a plantation owner, a cowboy, and of course a dashing «visitor from Charleston.» He married the love of his life in 1939 and lost her just less than three years later. He never recovered, and the pain he felt was visible in his performances from then on. He left us 58 years ago, but his crooked smile lives on. In our hearts and in our memory, he will always be «The King.» Happy birthday, Clark!
So, here it is – my long-promised Clark Gable tribute. It took me about 87 years to finish it, but I hope it's worth the wait.
#fanvidfeed
#clarkgable
#oldhollywood
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►FILMS INCLUDED (in order of appearance):
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Test Pilot (1938)
China Seas (1935)
Hold Your Man (1933)
Saratoga (1937)
The Misfits (1961)
Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
Mogambo (1953)
Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)
San Francisco (1936)
Somewhere I'll Find You (1942)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
The Secret Six (1931)
Dancing Lady (1933)
It Happened One Night (1934)
Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
A Free Soul (1931)
Red Dust (1932)
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►QUOTES (and the films they are from):
«Rhett, if you go, where shall I go? What shall I do?
Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!» (Gone with the Wind)
«I've been in this racket for years. If you don't get a good break, you get a bad one. That’s show business.» (Dancing Lady)
«If I can't live the way I want, at least let me die when I want.» (Manhattan Melodrama)
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►ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Song: «Blindsided» by Bon Iver.
Coloring: kindon18 (#158).
youtube.com/watch?v=HHnwQ_G0Ds8
Font used for the tag: Futura.
-Cátia. xo
Clark Gable was born 119 years ago today, and he still is one of the most iconic actors in the world. In a career that spanned three decades, his roles were as varied as they can be. He was a gansgter, a newspaper reporter, a pilot, a businessman, a Broadway director, a gambler, a plantation owner, a cowboy, and of course a dashing «visitor from Charleston.» He married the love of his life in 1939 and lost her just less than three years later. He never recovered, and the pain he felt was visible in his performances from then on. He left us 58 years ago, but his crooked smile lives on. In our hearts and in our memory, he will always be «The King.» Happy birthday, Clark!
So, here it is – my long-promised Clark Gable tribute. It took me about 87 years to finish it, but I hope it's worth the wait.
#fanvidfeed
#clarkgable
#oldhollywood
_______________________________________________
►FILMS INCLUDED (in order of appearance):
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Test Pilot (1938)
China Seas (1935)
Hold Your Man (1933)
Saratoga (1937)
The Misfits (1961)
Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
Mogambo (1953)
Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)
San Francisco (1936)
Somewhere I'll Find You (1942)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
The Secret Six (1931)
Dancing Lady (1933)
It Happened One Night (1934)
Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
A Free Soul (1931)
Red Dust (1932)
_______________________________________________
►QUOTES (and the films they are from):
«Rhett, if you go, where shall I go? What shall I do?
Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!» (Gone with the Wind)
«I've been in this racket for years. If you don't get a good break, you get a bad one. That’s show business.» (Dancing Lady)
«If I can't live the way I want, at least let me die when I want.» (Manhattan Melodrama)
_______________________________________________
►ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Song: «Blindsided» by Bon Iver.
Coloring: kindon18 (#158).
youtube.com/watch?v=HHnwQ_G0Ds8
Font used for the tag: Futura.
-Cátia. xo
