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William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960), known as Clark Gable, was an American film actor most famous for his role as Rhett Butler in the 1939 Civil War epic film Gone with the Wind, in which he starred with Vivien Leigh. His performance earned him his third nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor; he won for It Happened One Night (1934) and was also nominated for Mutiny on the Bounty (1935). Later movies included Run Silent, Run Deep, a submarine war film, and his final film, The Misfits (1961), which paired Gable with Marilyn Monroe, also in her last screen appearance. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Gable seventh among the greatest male stars of all time. He was nicknamed 'The King of Hollywood.'
Gable appeared opposite some of the most popular actresses of the time. Joan Crawford, who was his favorite actress to work with, was partnered with Gable in eight films, Myrna Loy worked with him seven times, and he was paired with Jean Harlow in six productions. He also starred with Lana Turner in four features, and with Norma Shearer and Ava Gardner in three each. In the mid-1930s, Gable was often named the top male movie star, and second only to the top box-office draw of all, Shirley Temple.
Actors: Bret Roberts (actor), Circus-Szalewski (actor), Bret Roberts (producer), Brian McGuire (actor), Brian McGuire (producer), Angela Sarafyan (actress), Frank Payne (actor), Pollyanna McIntosh (actress), Joey Capone (actor), Joey Capone (producer), Matias Masucci (producer), Matias Masucci (actor), Matias Masucci (writer), Matias Masucci (editor), Matias Masucci (director),
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: William James Kelly (actor), Johnny Williams (actor), Brian Anthony Wilson (actor), Mickey Rooney (actor), Gary Gustin (actor), David Born (actor), Gavin Peretti (actor), Lionel Anthony Cook (actor), Vincent Riviezzo (actor), Dan Van Wert (actor), Tommy Lafitte (actor), Keyon Smith (actor), Connie Lamothe (actress), Robert Gulya (composer), Carl Clemons (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Patrick Williams (composer), Glenn Morshower (actor), Kirstie Alley (actress), Ann-Margret (actress), Patricia Richardson (actress), Robert Greenwald (producer), Griffin Dunne (actor), Titus Welliver (actor), Wallace Shawn (actor), Richard Roxburgh (actor), Patrick Dempsey (actor), Eric Bogosian (actor), Philip K. Kleinbart (producer), Michael Carman (actor), Joyce Eliason (writer),
Plot: A fictional biography of 'Marilyn Monroe' (qv) mixed with series of real events in her life: childhood years, first marriage to 'James Dougherty (I)' (qv), meeting with the photographer Otto Ose, career with XX Century Fox, relationship with her mother, foster parents, life wasters 'Charles Chaplin Jr.' (qv) (Cass) and 'Edward G. Robinson Jr.' (qv) (Eddie G), baseball player 'Joe DiMaggio (I)' (qv), playwright 'Arthur Miller (I)' (qv) and many other people.
Keywords: 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, abortion, acting-class, acting-teacher, actor, actress, adoptionActors: Sam Cardon (composer), Stephen L. Johnson (editor), Ricky Mabe (actor), Scott Swofford (producer), Karen Teliha (actress), Don Yanan (actor), Vanesa Tomasino (actress), Bruce Neibaur (director), Bruce Neibaur (writer), Patricia Rodriguez (actress), Richard W. James (producer), Ralph Chelli (actor), Jackie Crier (costume designer),
Genres: Documentary, Short,Actors: Eddie Jones (actor), Rick Overton (actor), Billy Campbell (actor), James Handy (actor), William Boyett (actor), Terry O'Quinn (actor), Adolf Hitler (actor), Clint Howard (actor), Alan Arkin (actor), Bret Culpepper (actor), Craig Hosking (actor), Ed Lauter (actor), Timothy Dalton (actor), William Sanderson (actor), Jon Polito (actor),
Plot: Straight from the pages of a pulp comic from a past era, the Rocketeer recreates 1930's Hollywood, complete with gangsters, Nazi spies, and the growth of the Age of Aviation. Young pilot Cliff Secord stumbles on a top secret rocket-pack and with the help of his mechanic/mentor, Peevee, he attempts to save his girl and stop the Nazis as The Rocketeer.
Keywords: 1930s, action-hero, aviation, aviator, based-on-comic, based-on-comic-book, based-on-novel, biplane, blimp, box-office-flopActors: Giulietta Masina (actress), Moana Pozzi (actress), Franco Trevisi (actor), Marcello Mastroianni (actor), Giulietta Masina (actress), Friedrich von Thun (actor), Marcello Mastroianni (actor), Eolo Capritti (actor), Ennio Antonelli (actor), Franco Fabrizi (actor), Salvatore Billa (actor), Friedrich von Ledebur (actor), Pino Ammendola (actor), Federico Fellini (writer), Alberto Grimaldi (producer),
Plot: Amelia and Pippo are reunited after several decades to perform their old music-hall act (imitating Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers) on a TV variety show. It's both a touchingly nostalgic journey into the past, and a viciously satirical attack on television in general and Italian TV in particular, portraying it as a mindless freakshow aimed at morons
Keywords: admiral, advertising, antenna, character-name-in-title, city, comeback, commercial-spoof, cow, cult-director, cult-filmActors: Flóra Kádár (actress), Cecília Esztergályos (actress), Lajos Balázsovits (actor), András Bálint (actor), Cecília Esztergályos (actress), László Csákányi (actor), Péter Balázs (actor), Lajos Balázsovits (actor), John Huston (actor), János Kovács (actor), András Bálint (actor), Lajos Balázsovits (actor), András Bálint (actor), László Vajda (actor), Hédi Temessy (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Robert Karnes (actor), Edith Head (costume designer), Sidney J. Furie (director), Michel Legrand (composer), Jill Clayburgh (actress), William Bryant (actor), Melanie Mayron (actress), Army Archerd (actor), Ross Elliott (actor), Allen Garfield (actor), James Brolin (actor), Red Buttons (actor), Morgan Brittany (actress), Cal Bartlett (actor), Ivan Bonar (actor),
Genres: Biography, Drama, Romance,Actors: James Harrison (actor), Earle Hodgins (actor), Douglas Fowley (actor), Stan Freberg (actor), Ned Glass (actor), Don Haggerty (actor), Clark Gable (actor), Gene Alsace (actor), Paul Bryar (actor), Paul Fierro (actor), John Banner (actor), Jack Davis (actor), Douglas Carter (actor), Hugh Beaumont (actor), John Indrisano (actor),
Plot: Two smart marketing people resurrect some old films starring cowboy Smoky Callaway and put them on television. The films are a big hit and the star is in demand. Unfortunately no one can find him. When a lookalike sends in a photo, the marketing team hires him to impersonate Callaway. Things get sticky when the real Callaway eventually shows up.
Keywords: character-name-in-title, charity, colosseum, cowboy, double-cross, dual-role, film-studio, foundation, hollywood-california, impersonationActors: Treg Brown (editor), Kent Rogers (actor), Sara Berner (actress), Sara Berner (actress), Sara Berner (actress), Sara Berner (actress), Leon Schlesinger (producer), Carl W. Stalling (composer), Tex Avery (director), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Kent Rogers (actor), Kent Rogers (actor), Dave Barry (actor), Dave Barry (actor),
Plot: A tour of Ciro's Nightclub packed with caricatures of many top stars, including (in order) 'Cary Grant', 'Greta Garbo' (qv) 'Edward G. Robinson' and 'Ann Sheridan' (qv), 'Johnny Weissmuller' (qv), 'James Cagney' (qv), 'Humphrey Bogart' (qv) and 'George Raft' (qv), 'Harpo Marx' (qv), 'Clark Gable', 'Bing Crosby' (qv), 'Leopold Stokowski' (qv), 'James Stewart (I)' (qv) and 'Dorothy Lamour' (qv), 'Tyrone Power (I)' and 'Sonja Henie' (qv), The Frankenstein Monster, 'Larry Fine (I)' (qv), 'Moe Howard (I)' (qv), 'Curly Howard' (qv), 'Oliver Hardy' (qv), 'Cesar Romero (I)' (qv), 'Mickey Rooney (I)' (qv), 'Judy Garland (I)' and 'Lewis Stone (I)' (qv), 'Kay Kyser' (qv), 'Peter Lorre (I)' (qv), 'Henry Fonda' (qv), 'J. Edgar Hoover' (qv), 'Ned Sparks (I)' (qv), 'Jerry Colonna' (qv), and 'Groucho Marx' (qv); many more just get sight gags, such as 'Claudette Colbert', 'Norma Shearer' (qv), 'William Powell (I)' (qv), 'Don Ameche' (qv), 'Wallace Beery' (qv), 'C. Aubrey Smith' (qv), 'Boris Karloff' (qv), 'Arthur Treacher' (qv), 'Buster Keaton' (qv) and 'Mischa Auer' (qv).
Keywords: celebrity, celebrity-caricature, conga, dancing, fan-dancer, horse, hotfoot, merrie-melodies, nightclub, reference-to-jerry-colonnaI was waiting for a cross-town train in the london underground
When it struck me that i've been waiting since birth to find
A love that would look and sound like a movie so i changed
My plans and rented a camera and a van and then i called you
"i need you to pretend that we are in love again" and you agreed to
I want so badly to believe that "there is truth, that love is real"
And i want life in every word to the extent that it's absurd
I greased the lens and framed the shot using a friend as my stand-in
The script it called for rain but it was clear that day so we faked it
The marker snapped and i yelled "quiet on the set"
And then called "action!"
And i kissed you in a stye that clark gable would have admired
(i thought it classic)
I want so badly to believe that "there is truth, that love is real"
And i want life in every word to the extent that it's absurd
I know you're wise beyond your years, but do you ever get the fear