Kay Williams

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
Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMay 25, 1983(1983-05-25) (aged 66)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Burial placeForest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
OccupationActress
Years active1943–1953
Spouses
Charles Parker Capps
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(m. 1937; div. 1939)​
    Martín de Alzaga
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    (m. 1942; div. 1943)​
      Adolph Bernard Spreckels II
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      (m. 1945; div. 1952)​
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        (m. 1955; died 1960)​
        Children3

        Career

        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

        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

        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
        Year Title Role Notes
        1943Du Barry Was a LadyMiss MayUncredited
        1943Swing FeverFirst Receptionist / Music PublisherUncredited
        1943Girl CrazyShowgirlUncredited
        1943Whistling in BrooklynOffice GirlUncredited
        1943A Guy Named JoeGirl at BarUncredited
        1944RationingInformation GirlUncredited
        1944Two Girls and a SailorDream GirlUncredited
        1944Meet the PeopleShowgirlUncredited
        1944Marriage Is a Private AffairPretty GirlUncredited
        1944Thirty Seconds Over TokyoGirl in Officers' ClubUncredited
        1945This Man's NavyUncredited
        1945Ziegfeld FolliesZiegfeld GirlSong: "Number Please"; uncredited
        1947The Other LoveFlorist's AssistantUncredited
        1948Arch of TriumphMrs. GreenUncredited
        1948No Minor VicesReceptionistUncredited
        1953The ActressHazel Dawn

        References
        1. "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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