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The things a man has to have are hope and confidence in himself against odds, and sometimes he needs somebody, his pal or his mother or his wife or God, to give him that confidence.

Clark Gable

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Clark Gable
Age: 59 †
Born: 1901
Born: February 1
Died: 1960
Died: November 16
Film Actor
Cadiz
Ohio
The King
The King of Hollywood
William Clark Gable
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