Kathleen Gretchen "Kay" Williams Gable (August 7, 1916 – May 25, 1983) was an American actress. She appeared in numerous uncredited bit parts throughout the 1940s before playing Hazel Dawn in George Cukor's The Actress (1953).
Kay Williams | |
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 Williams in a 1943 studio photo | |
| Born | Kathleen Gretchen Williams August 7, 1916 Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 25, 1983 (aged 66) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Burial place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1943–1953 |
| Spouses | Charles Parker Capps
(m. 1937; div. 1939)Martín de Alzaga
(m. 1942; div. 1943)Adolph Bernard Spreckels II
(m. 1945; div. 1952) |
| Children | 3 |
Career
editWilliams was placed under contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1943 but appeared in uncredited bit parts for the remainder of the decade.[1]
Personal life
editWilliams was married four times. Her first marriage to Charles Capps lasted from 1937 to 1939, after which she was married to Martín de Alzaga, an Argentinian cattle tycoon, from 1942 to 1943.[1] She was married to Adolph Bernard Spreckels II, a sugar heir, from 1945 until 1952, with whom she had two children (including Bunker Spreckels).[1] Williams was married to actor Clark Gable from 1955 until his death in 1960. The couple had one child, a son,[1] who was born after his father's death.[2]
Death
editWilliams, who had battled heart ailments during her life, left California to receive treatment at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, where she died of heart failure on May 25, 1983.[3]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | Du Barry Was a Lady | Miss May | Uncredited |
| 1943 | Swing Fever | First Receptionist / Music Publisher | Uncredited |
| 1943 | Girl Crazy | Showgirl | Uncredited |
| 1943 | Whistling in Brooklyn | Office Girl | Uncredited |
| 1943 | A Guy Named Joe | Girl at Bar | Uncredited |
| 1944 | Rationing | Information Girl | Uncredited |
| 1944 | Two Girls and a Sailor | Dream Girl | Uncredited |
| 1944 | Meet the People | Showgirl | Uncredited |
| 1944 | Marriage Is a Private Affair | Pretty Girl | Uncredited |
| 1944 | Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo | Girl in Officers' Club | Uncredited |
| 1945 | This Man's Navy | Uncredited | |
| 1945 | Ziegfeld Follies | Ziegfeld Girl | Song: "Number Please"; uncredited |
| 1947 | The Other Love | Florist's Assistant | Uncredited |
| 1948 | Arch of Triumph | Mrs. Green | Uncredited |
| 1948 | No Minor Vices | Receptionist | Uncredited |
| 1953 | The Actress | Hazel Dawn |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Clark Gable's widow dead". UPI. May 26, 1983. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ^ M. Carmen Gómez-Galisteo (29 July 2011). The Wind Is Never Gone: Sequels, Parodies and Rewritings of Gone with the Wind. McFarland. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-7864-8636-6.
- ^ "Kay Gable, 65, Is Dead; Mother of Film Star's Son". The New York Times. May 27, 1983. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
External links
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- Kay Williams at IMDb