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River Editors\n\nStudio shot of Clark Gable circa 1940  \n# About Charles River Editors\n\nCHARLES RIVER  \nEDII0QS  \nCharles River Editors was founded by Harvard and MT alumni to provide superior editing andoriginal writing services,with the expertise to create digital content for publishers across a vastrange of subject matter.In addition to providing original digital content for third party  \npublishers,Charles River Editors republishes civilization's greatest literary works,bringing themto a new generation via ebooks.  \n## Introduction\n\nClark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind  \nClark Gable(1901-1960)  \n\"The only reason they come to see me is tha I know that life is great—and they know Iknowit.“-Ciark Gable  \nA lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures,but howmuch of the forest is lost for the trees?In Charles River Editors'American Legends series,readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of America's most important men and women inthe time it takes to finish a commute,while learning interesting facts long forgotten or neverknown.  \nThe 1930s were,without a doubt,the height of the classical Hollywood era.It is no accidentthat 1939 has historically been designatedas the pinnacle of Hollywood film history.The erawas known for its lavish studio productions,with MGM,RKO,Warner Brothers,Paramount,and 20th Century Fox all operating at the height of their powers.Every major studio possessed a  \nlong roster of contract players,with flms released at such a rapid pace that it made for anespecially competitive environment within the industry.Even while America remained in thethroes ofthe Great Depression,the film industry continued to flourish,and movies easilysupplanted the theater as the main atraction for American entertainment.Inded,it would be noexaggeration to claim that the film industry reached its zenith during the decade peciselybecause it offered an affordable (if very temporary)escape from the anxieties of the economicwoes of the era.  \nThe 1930s were also a time in which Hollywood boasted an unprecedented array of famousleading men.Gary Cooper,Cary Grant,James Stewart,and Fred Astaire were just a handful ofthe A-list stars ofthe decade,and it is in this contextthat the achievements of Clark Gable areparticularly remarkable.Best known for his role in Gone with the Wind(1939),Gable reachedthe ranks of the Hollywood elite well before the end ofthe decade through acting in films such asIt Happened One Night(1934)and Mutiny on the Bounty(1935).Gable had a unique appeal thatcaptivated Depression-era audiences;while Cary Grant offered a sophisticated charm and FredAstaire was tied to the musical genre,Gable brought an air of sophistication that was lesscomical than that of Grant and appealed to both genders,unlike Astaire.At a time when so manyAmericans were financially destitute,Gable managed to appear classy without coming across assnobbish.At the same time,his virile masculinity was not overly macho or misogynist.For thesereasons,Gable was able to captivate male and female viewers alike,and his mass appeal was adriving force behind the commercial success of Gone With the Wind,possibly the most belovedHollywood film ever made.As iconic director John Huston once stated,\"Clark Gable was theonly real he-man I've ever known,ofall the actors I've met.”  \nEven if Gable is perhaps less widely-known than Grant or Astaire among 21st centuryaudiences,examining the effect he had on viewers during the 1930s and 1940s allows a betterunderstanding of Hollywood during its Golden Age.In conjunction with that,his career servedas a sort of response to his upbringing and cultural background.In fact,there was a significantgap between his glamorous roles on the movie screen and the real-life adversity he faced from anearly age.Gable faced great challenges throughout his entir","cbCaimOwUNHn4NKw","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimOwUNHn4NKw","pdf",3307711,44,"English","# 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