Editing Clark Gable (section)

== Filmography ==
{{Main|Clark Gable filmography}}
Gable is known to have appeared as an "extra" in 13 films between 1924 and 1930. He then appeared in a total of 67 theatrically released motion pictures, as himself in 17 "short subject" films, and he narrated and appeared in a 1945 World War II [[propaganda]] film entitled ''[[Combat America]]'', produced by the United States Army Air Forces.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UHJyD_Y7ZRUC&q=gable+combat+america+1945+produced+by+usaf&pg=PA14|title=A List of Audiovisual Materials Produced by the United States Government for History|last=Center|first=National Audiovisual|date=1982|publisher=General Services Administration, National Archives and Records Service, National Audiovisual Center|language=en}}</ref>

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. He appeared opposite many of the most popular actresses of their time. [[Joan Crawford]] was a favorite actress of his to work with,<ref name="spicer" /> and he partnered with her 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 in three each with [[Norma Shearer]] and [[Ava Gardner]]. Gable died of a heart attack at the age of 59; his final on-screen appearance was as an aging cowboy in ''[[The Misfits (1961 film)|The Misfits]]'', released posthumously in 1961.