American film actor Clark Gable was born on February 1, in 1901. Gable had roles in more than 60 motion pictures in multiple genres during a career that lasted 37 years; The Misfits was his final appearance, premiering in 1961, the year following Gable’s death.
Karsh photographed an incredible array of more than 150 people in 1948, including contralto Marian Anderson; first Governor of the Bank of Canada, Graham Towers; President Truman; and several businessmen for J. Walter Thompson advertising (not least the wonderfully-named Cloud Wampler Esq.) See the whole list.