Louis Macloon

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Louis Owen Macloon (20 May 1893-13 Aug 1979) was a prominent theatrical producer of the 20's and 30's. Married three times, first to Lois Florence Hoover in 1916, divorced by 1922 when he married prominent stage actress Lillian Albertson. Albertson divorced in him 1933 and in 1936 he married starlet Lucille Ryman, whom he also divorced. Macloon has one child, Ruth, by his first wife.

Macloon is credited with having given Clark Gable his first professional acting role, carrying a spear as a soldier. Later, Gable served as understudy to the role of Sergeant Quirk in What Price Glory?, another Macloon production. Macloon told Gable, You'll do, my boy.

Macloon's career with producing partner and wife Lillian Albertson was prolific, marking over a decade of successful plays and musicals from New York to Chicago and Los Angeles.

Macloon died 13 August 1979 at age 86 in Baker City, Oregon.