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
Williams in a 1943 studio photo
Born
Kathleen Gretchen Williams

(1916-08-07)August 7, 1916
DiedMay 25, 1983(1983-05-25) (aged 66)
Burial placeForest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
OccupationActress
Years active1943–1953
Spouses
Charles Parker Capps
(m. 1937; div. 1939)
Martín de Alzaga
(m. 1942; div. 1943)
Adolph Bernard Spreckels II
(m. 1945; div. 1952)
(m. 1955; died 1960)
Children3

Career

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Williams 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

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Williams 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

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Williams, 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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d "Clark Gable's widow dead". UPI. May 26, 1983. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Kay Gable, 65, Is Dead; Mother of Film Star's Son". The New York Times. May 27, 1983. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
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