[21], Gable's arrival in Hollywood occurred when MGM was looking to expand its stable of male stars, and he fit the bill. Clark Gable III's cause of death was an accidental drug overdose of fentanyl, oxycodone, and alprazolam (Xanax). The film was popular with audiences, placing 11th at the box office,[92] but both Variety and The New York Times reviewed it as a sanitized version of the novel with script issues, that was heavy on Gable screentime, who struggled in the role. Age of Death. The Dallas County Southwestern. "[6]:352, An eight-time co-star, long-time friend and on-again, off-again romance, Joan Crawford concurred, stating on David Frost's TV show in January 1970 that, "He was a king wherever he went. "But he was never the same", according to Esther Williams. Gable and Harlow were then teamed in Hold Your Man (1933), China Seas (1935), in which the pair were billed above Wallace Beery, and Wife vs. Secretary (1936) with Myrna Loy costarring and supported by newcomer James Stewart. Gable was one of the most consistent box-office performers in the history of Hollywood, appearing on Quigley Publishing's annual Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll sixteen times. 545. Clark James Gable, the grandson of the 1930s Hollywood star Clark Gable and former host of the syndicated reality series "Cheaters," has died at the age of 30, according to his family. "A Biographical Dictionary of Film", Martin Secker and Warburg Ltd, pg. Harlow died during its production. Gable asked (within his contractual rights) that the scene be removed, and when Wallach spoke to him, Gable explained he felt that "his character would never steal a woman from a friend. Then came his marriage to Carole Lombard. He later sold neckties in a department store and for a while was a telephone lineman in Portland. Myrna Loy worked with him seven times, and he was paired with Jean Harlow in six productions. Clark James Gable (September 20, 1988 February 22, 2019),[1] also known as Clark Gable III, was an American actor, model, and television presenter. [66], On January 16, 1942, Lombard was a passenger on Transcontinental and Western Air Flight 3 with her mother and press agent Otto Winkler. Both men also died of apparent heart attacks. Gable was wary of potentially disappointing an audience that had decided that no one else could play the part. Clark Gable died at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital Wednesday at 11 p.m. Clark Gable's Grandson Died Accidental Fentanyl Overdose: Reports - People [6][7][8], Gable hosted the reality show Cheaters from seasons 13 to 15. We had done it without him weeping several times and then we had one last try. [45][46] The film was a box office hit and remains the third-highest-grossing film of Gable's career. 528 CA.[137][138]. William Clark Gable was born on February 1, 1901, in Cadiz, Ohio, to William Henry "Will" Gable (18701948), an oil-well driller,[4][5] and his wife Adeline (ne Hershelman). [39] From 1934 until 1942, when World War II interrupted his movie career, he was near the top of the box office money-makers lists. 272. When I wind up this picture Im taking off until after the baby is born. He was named the seventh greatest male movie star of classic American cinema by the American Film Institute.