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How much do you really know about Clark Gable? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Clark Gable was married five times, including to Carole Lombard.

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✓ TRUE

Clark Gable's five wives were Josephine Dillon, Ria Langham, Carole Lombard, Sylvia Ashley, and Kay Spreckels (Kay Williams).

2.

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

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✗ FALSE

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

3.

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

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✗ FALSE

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

4.

Clark Gable famously rejected the role of Rhett Butler in 'Gone with the Wind' three times.

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✗ FALSE

Gable never rejected the role; he was the first choice for Rhett Butler. Although initially hesitant due to fan expectations, he accepted after negotiations between MGM and Selznick were settled.

5.

Gable never won a competitive Oscar, only an honorary one.

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Clark Gable won the competitive Academy Award for Best Actor for 'It Happened One Night' in 1934. He also received an honorary award in 1938.

6.

Clark Gable was awarded the Medal of Honor for his World War II service.

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Gable enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces and flew combat missions as an aerial gunner. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal, but not the Medal of Honor.

7.

Clark Gable had a role in the 1939 film 'The Wizard of Oz' as an uncredited extra.

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✗ FALSE

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

8.

Gable served as a gunner on B-17 bombers during World War II.

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

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