Question 1

True or false: Clark Gable was married five times, including to Carole Lombard.

Accepted Answer

True. He had five wives: Josephine Dillon, Maria Langham, Ria Langham, Carole Lombard, and Kay Spreckels. Lombard was his great love.

Question 2

True or false: He famously rejected the role of Rhett Butler in 'Gone with the Wind' three times.

Accepted Answer

False. Gable actually campaigned for the role and was the first choice; he never rejected it. He was initially unsure but didn't refuse.

Question 3

True or false: Gable's teeth were so bad that he refused to smile in early films.

Accepted Answer

False. He had a gap between his front teeth, but studios fixed it with caps. He smiled often; this myth is exaggerated.

Question 4

True or false: Gable never won a competitive Oscar, only an honorary one.

Accepted Answer

True. He won the Best Actor Oscar for 'It Happened One Night' (1934), but never received another competitive Oscar. He did get an honorary award in 1938.

Question 5

True or false: Clark Gable was the first actor to win an Oscar for Best Actor in a silent film.

Accepted Answer

False. Gable won Best Actor for 'It Happened One Night' (1934), a talkie. Silent film winners predate him by years.

Question 6

True or false: Gable insisted on being paid in cash and carried a suitcase full of money on set.

Accepted Answer

False. No credible source supports this. Gable was known for being practical with money, not eccentric with cash suitcases.

Question 7

True or false: He had a role in the 1939 film 'The Wizard of Oz' as an uncredited extra.

Accepted Answer

False. Gable never appeared in 'The Wizard of Oz'. This is a persistent urban legend, likely due to his MGM studio connection.

Question 8

True or false: Gable served as a gunner on B-17 bombers during World War II.

Accepted Answer

True. Despite being nearly 42, Gable enlisted as a private, flew five combat missions as a gunner, and earned an Air Medal.

Clark Gable Trivia Questions