Clark Gable, who died on November 16, 1960, was one of the iconic actors who ruled the Golden Age of Hollywood. But not everyone was enchanted with the Gone With the Wind star — especially fellow Hollywood legend John Wayne.
While Wayne’s conflict with Gable was famous, the two men never starred in a film together. In fact, the feud didn’t originate with a conflict between the two stars at all; it began with director John Ford and the turbulent shoot on location in Africa for Mogambo in 1953. Gable arrived as a veteran leading man, starring alongside Ava Gardner and Grace Kelly, but Ford’s temper on set quickly became an issue. He pushed his cast to the brink to get the performances he wanted. Gable walked off the set more than once, and by the time filming wrapped, Ford and Gable were no longer speaking. They also never worked together again.