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The King of Hollywood's crown sits uneasily on his head. He and his kingdom are fighting battles on multiple fronts. Things are changing. The movie industry is still fighting against television, though the cause is lost. Tastes are changing. Always slow to adapt, This meant studio bosses were as unsure as their stars about how to navigate it. It was the same for Gable. Personally, he was tired of being a bachelor. He married and divorced and remarried. Professionally, he was unhappy and threw off the protection of the studio to work as an independent.
With control of his career, his personal life settled too. He married and had two step children for a ready made family. He was happy and keen provide for them. He was also focused as ever on proving himself as an actor and a box-office draw. Clark Gable found his best chance yet in the desert near Reno..His cowboy teaming up with Marilyn Monroe to chase wild horses. After nearly thirty years, Clark Gable held his own against young up and coming stars. By his reckoning he saw out the fifties and headed into the sixties still on top