Hollywood is full of stars, but so far, only one actor has been named the "King of Movies" and has been crowned, and he is Clark Gable. In 1998, Clark Gable ranked seventh in the "AFI Centennial Top 100 Stars" selected by the American Film Institute.
Clark Gable was born in Ohio in 1901. It is said that when he was very young, he had mental problems. His father and stepmother constantly encouraged him and taught him to play the piano. In 1912, he dropped out of school due to family circumstances and went outside to work as a shoemaker, electrician, and newsboy. Because a play "Bird of Paradise" made him fall in love with acting, he began to play tricks in the theater.
At the age of 23, he met the nobleman in his life-Broadway actor Josephine Dillon. Under her guidance and introduction, Clark Gable began to emerge, and a year later, he married 15 years older than him. Josephine Dillon, divorced in 1930. In 1932, Clark Gable starred in the film "Red Dust", which made him a successful Hollywood star. In 1934, a romantic comedy "It Happened One Night" made him the most dazzling "movie emperor" in Hollywood.
The film mainly tells that Ellie, a wealthy daughter played by Claudette Colbert, falls in love with pilot Kim. The marriage is strongly opposed by her father. She runs away from home and meets Peter Gable, an unemployed journalist, on the way. Ellie's father sent someone to track her daughter and published news in the newspaper. Peter learned about Ellie's identity. In order to get exclusive news, he pretended to go with Ellie and took good care of her. Feelings, but not open mouth. A tangled Peter finally decides to take Ellie away, and when he drives out for gas at night, Ellie is taken away by his father. At her wedding with Kim, Ellie repents and ends up marrying Peter.
The easy and smooth plot, sweet love story, paired with Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, who are at the peak of their appearance, have made such a classic work. But this film was not well-received before it was filmed, and many stars refused to star in it. The director, Frank Capra, was unknown at the time. The producer, Columbia, was also a small company, and Gable was an actor who was rented to Columbia by MGM. , as punishment for the farce of his life. It is such a movie that unexpectedly became popular. In the seventh Oscar, it won the best picture, the best actor, the best actress, the best director and the best adapted screenplay in one fell swoop, becoming the history of the Oscars. The first film to win a grand slam. The later "Roman Holiday" also drew inspiration from it.
Clark Gable's most famous role is undoubtedly Red in "Gone with the Wind," but it was "It Happened One Night" that earned him his only Best Actor Oscar. After the film was released, the audience fell in love with this charming male god with a mustache, and they all tried to imitate his words and deeds. In the film, there was a scene where Gable took off his shirt, and he didn't wear underwear, but he didn't wear it. Underwear became popular at that time, causing the price of underwear to plummet, and many underwear manufacturers went out of business. In 1938, fans all over the America voted for the Emperor of Hollywood, and Clark Gable reached the top with as many as two million votes. At the coronation ceremony, silver columnist Edith Li put the crown on Clark Gable's head on behalf of fans .
In reality, Gable also had an extraordinary experience. In 1942, his second wife, Carol Lombard, was killed in a plane crash while selling war bonds. Gable was once in extreme pain. Before she got on the plane, she sent a telegram to Gable saying, "Dear, you'd better go to the army." In 1942, at the age of 41, Gable joined the Air Force to become a machine gunner in order to fulfill his wife's last wish. Performed several combat missions and even participated in the bombing of Berlin. It is said that Hitler was a fan of his films, and had sent three squadrons to capture him alive without success. In 1944, Gable retired as a major.
World War II was a watershed in Gable's career. After returning from the battlefield, he made a series of films, but in terms of influence, they cannot be compared with the previous "It Happened One Night" and "Gone with the Wind". Clark Gable died of a heart attack in 1961, after working with Marilyn Monroe to complete the filming of "Mandarin Ducks".
Clark Gable on the screen will always be the charming movie emperor. His handsome looks, cynical eyes and casual expression make him a combination of sexiness and humor, and his big ears and charming smirk will never fade. Classic logo.
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