Cool facts about Clark Gable

Posted on Nov 25, 2025 / Celebs

He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in “It Happened One Night,” one of the first major romantic comedies.
Gable’s signature moustache became a fashion trend among men in the 1930s and 1940s.
He flew five real bombing missions over Germany during World War II.
Carole Lombard encouraged him to enlist, and her death pushed him to honour her memory.
He was buried beside Lombard, even though he remarried later in life.
Gable almost turned down “Gone with the Wind” because he didn’t think he could play Rhett Butler.
He preferred camping in the mountains over going to Hollywood parties.

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