Cadiz in Harrison County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Clark Gable

The King of Hollywood

By Jamie Abel, September 25, 2010

1. Clark Gable Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

William Clarke Gable, stage and motion picture actor, was born at Cadiz, Ohio, on February 1, 1901, in a house that once stood on this site. He was reared in nearby Hopedale. During his film career of 36 years, Gable made 67 talking pictures including It Happened One Night for which he won an Oscar in 1934 as Best Actor and the classic Gone With The Wind which won the Academy Award for Best Picture of 1939. He died November 16, 1960, in Hollywood, California.

Erected 1986 by Clarke Gable Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment.

Location. 40° 16.232′ N, 80° 59.547′ W. Marker is in Cadiz, Ohio, in Harrison County. Marker is on Charleston Street 0.1 miles east of U.S. 250, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cadiz OH 43907, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Cadiz G.A.R. Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Bishop Matthew Simpson (approx. 0.3 miles away); Harrison County Congressional Medal of Honorees

By Jamie Abel, September 25, 2010

2. Clark Gable Marker

Artwork on the marker.

(approx. 0.3 miles away); Cadiz, Ohio (approx. 0.4 miles away); M101A1 105mm Towed Howitzers (approx. 5.6 miles away); New Athens, Ohio (approx. 5.7 miles away); Franklin College / Cornerstone of Civil Rights (approx. 5.7 miles away); Historic Hopedale / Clark Gable, "The King of Hollywood" (approx. 6.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cadiz.

More about this marker. Marker stands to the right of the Clark Gable Foundation building on the site of Gable's birth home in Cadiz, OH.

By Jamie Abel, September 25, 2010

3. Clark Gable Marker

The Clark Gable Foundation building at the site of Gable's birth home. Marker stands directly behind the stairs on the right of the home, facing the street.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. This page has been viewed 931 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 29, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.