Kay Williams

Kathleen Gretchen "Kay" Williams (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
Spouse(s)
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
Kay Williams and Clark Gable at premiere of A Star is Born (1954)

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] Her only credited role was playing actress Hazel Dawn in George Cukor's The Actress (1953), written by Ruth Gordon.

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
1945Ziegeld 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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