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In 1955, Gable married Kay Spreckels (née Kathleen Williams), [121] a thrice-married former fashion model and actress who had previously been married to sugar-refining heir Adolph B. Spreckels Jr. Four months after his 1960 death, Kay Gable gave birth to his only biological son, John Clark Gable. [ 130 ]
Gable was a grandson of actor Clark Gable, the son of John Clark Gable and Tracy Yarro, and the younger brother of actress Kayley Gable. [3] His stepfather was former Chicago bassist Jason Scheff. [2] [4] Gable was an actor and businessman. [5] He owned a boutique men's fashion and surfing line of clothing and accessories.
On March 29, 1939, Clark Gable and Carole Lombard eloped [3] to Kingman and were married in the church while on a break from the filming of Gone With the Wind. [4] The service was conducted by the minister of the church, two strangers were the witnesses, and Gable's close friend Otto Winkler, an MGM press agent, was the best man. [5]
She was married to Adolph Bernard Spreckels II, a sugar heir, from 1945 until 1952, with whom she had two children (including Bunker Spreckels). [1] Williams was married to actor Clark Gable from 1955 until his death in 1960. The couple had one child, a son, [1] who was born after his father's death. [2]
When movie star Clark Gable visited Palm Beach in 1944, people wondered: Was he indeed gaga over the high-profile society beauty who was his host?
Young and Clark Gable were the romantic leads of the 1935 Twentieth Century Pictures film The Call of the Wild. Young was then 22 years old; Gable was 34 and married to Maria “Ria” Langham. During filming, Young became pregnant by Gable. [18] Young did not want to damage her career or that of Gable.
By this time, she was devoted to her relationship with Clark Gable. [94] The pair had reunited at a Hollywood party and began a romance early in 1936. [95] The media took great interest in their partnership and frequently questioned if they would wed. [96] Gable was separated from his wife, Maria, but she did not want to grant him a divorce. [97]
Grey had an intermittent love affair with Clark Gable in the 1940s. After Gable's wife Carole Lombard died and he returned from military service, Gable and Grey were often seen together at restaurants and nightclubs. Many, including Grey herself, expected Gable to marry her, and tabloids often speculated on a wedding announcement.