.SOFT COVER LARGER SIZE EDITION.SLIGHT CREASES AND SOME FOXING DUE TO AGE-William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 ? November 16, 1960) was an American film actor, often referred to as "The King of Hollywood".[1] He had roles in more than 60 motion pictures in multiple genres during a career that lasted 37 years, three decades of which was as a leading man. Gable died of a heart attack; his final on screen appearance was of an aging cowboy in The Misfits, released posthumously in 1961.