William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960) was an American actor. He is best known for playing the part of Rhett Butler in the 1939 movie version of "Gone with the Wind". Gable won an Academy Award for playing Fletcher Christian in the 1935 movie version of "Mutiny on the Bounty". He also starred in "It Happened One Night" with Claudette Colbert and "Mogambo" with Grace Kelly and Ava Gardner.