MOVIE star Clark Gable was - and remains -showbiz royalty.
There have been many acting legends over the years, but Clark still leaves a lasting impression on those who see him on screen.
After all, he has the honour of delivering one of the most-famous film quotes ever.
As if I need to confirm, the one I mean - "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" - was voted the No 1 movie line of all time by the American Film Institute in 2005.
Born in Ohio, USA, on February 1, 1901, Clark had a great future ahead of him - but getting into films was no easy task, partly due to the fact that he had bad teeth.
The son of an oil-well driller, Clark, too, worked on the oil fields, and saw acting as a chance to get away from that kind of career.
His acting coach, Josephine Dillon - 17 years his senior - would become his first wife and, though she helped him by paying to have his teeth repaired and his hair styled, Clark still didn't find it easy to get into Hollywood.
And this was down to the fact that he also had sizeable ears.
A role in one movie saw crew trying to tape his ears back, something the star did not relish. And it didn't last very long!
"I was pretty sore because they insisted on taping my ears back," said Clark. "One day, the tape snapped loose and one ear flapped in the breeze. That was the end of the taping."
Entrepreneur Howard Hughes had commented: "His ears made him look like a taxicab with both doors open."
But while Clark had set out to be a film star, he didn't think he was anything special, brushing off his "King of Hollywood" moniker, saying: "I don't believe I'm king of anything. There's no special light that shines inside me and makes me a star. I'm just a lucky slob from Ohio.