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).
Career Williams was placed under contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1943 but appeared in uncredited bit parts for the remainder of the decade.
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 Álzaga, an Argentine cattle tycoon, from 1942 to 1943. She was married to Adolph Bernard Spreckels II, a sugar heir, from 1945 until 1952, with whom she had two children (including Bunker Spreckels). Williams was married to actor Clark Gable from 1955 until his death in 1960. The couple had one child, a son, who was born after his father's death.
Death Williams, who had battled heart ailments during her life, left California to receive treatment at Methodist Hospital in Houston, where she died of heart failure on May 25, 1983.
Filmography 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 Sketch: "Number Please"; uncredited1947 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
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