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Josephine Dillon
Actress + Coach + Singer
Female
Born
Jan 26, 1884
Hometown
Denver, Colorado
Died
Nov 10, 1971
Death Place
Los Angeles, Cali...
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Josephine Dillon
Josephine Dillon was an American actress who may best be remembered by history as Clark Gable's patron, acting coach and first wife. Josephine Dillon was born on January 26, 1886 in Denver, Colorado to Judge Henry Clay Dillon (b. Lancaster, Wisconsin… Read More
Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Josephine Dillon.
CHILDHOOD
1884
Birth
Josephine Dillon was born in 1884 in Denver, Colorado to Judge Henry Clay Dillon (died April 6, 1912, Los Angeles, California) and Florence Dillon (née Hood).
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TEENAGE
Per the U.S. Census of 1900, Josephine's family was living in Long Beach, California, and she had four sisters and one brother living at home with her and her parents along with her maternal grandmother, Maria Hood, and a servant named Yick Leong.
TWENTIES
1908
24 Years Old
Dillon was educated in the California public school system and graduated from Stanford University in 1908.
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THIRTIES
1918
34 Years Old
According to her United States passport application dated December 27, 1918, she was then employed as an actress, her father was deceased, and she had one brother, James D. Dillon, who was serving in the 158th Infantry, and Josephine was planning a humanitarian war relief trip to Turkey with the American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief based in New York City.
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FORTIES
1924
40 Years Old
After the long period of rigorous training, Dillon eventually considered him ready to attempt a film career.) Dillon moved to Hollywood, California in 1924 with Gable following after her, and they were married on December 12, 1924.
1929
45 Years Old
Although, it has been alleged that she first divorced him in Mexico in 1929, but the divorce was not legally recognized.
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1930
46 Years Old
Upon arrival in Hollywood, Dillon opened The Dillon Stock Company and Gable began enjoying small successes in the film industry. Dillon and Gable divorced on April 1, 1930, after six years of marriage., and he married Texas socialite Maria "Ria" Franklin Prentiss Lucas Langham days later.
LATE ADULTHOOD
1944
60 Years Old
Little is known of the rest of Dillon's life after her divorce from Gable although she did appear in two films at the age of 60 in 1944. Dillon was seventeen years Gable's senior at the time of their marriage. It has been alleged by some that Gable insisted that their marriage was never consummated, and it has been further asserted that Gable owned the house in which she lived (located at 12746 Landale St. in North Hollywood, California) until his death in 1960, at which time the residence was left to her in his will.
1971
88 Years Old
Died on November 10, 1971.
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