The grandson of Clark Gable, 30, found dead at the Texas family home

The grandson of Clark Gable died at the age of 30 years. Clark Gable III was found unresponsive in his bed, in his family's Texas home, by his fiancée Friday morning.

His mother Tracy Scheff, who was married to John Clark Gable – the son of Clark Gable, claims that his death is a mystery, but revealed that the host of cheats had been addict for years. he had no previous known health conditions.

"I do not know why he died or how he died," Scheff told DailyMail.com. "But over the years, he's been fighting addiction. I do not know if it took his life, but I know it was not what he wanted to do.

Scheff, 56, learned that she had discovered that her son had died Friday morning when his fiancée and the mother of his 18-month-old daughter called for a tantrum.

"It's really horrible. We still do not know what happened, "she said. "His girlfriend, with whom he has lived for six years, is the one who found him unconscious. I am still in shock.

Scheff revealed that Gable had already used addiction therapy and that several members of his family had battled drug addiction.

She explained that her marriage to Clark's father, John Clark Gable, had put an end to her addiction problems and that her brother had died of an overdose at the age of 27. The mother in mourning had also revealed that Clark's three brothers and sisters had drug problems.

"My current husband, we have been together for 27 years and he has been sober for 32 years. It's a real struggle, she said.

"I have four children, they all had problems," added Scheff. "I have two younger boys with my current husband, Jason. I think one of them is good, he just likes to party, but the baby has had difficulties. He spent a sober year, he is 17 years old and is doing very well.

"I have a pregnant girl of seven months. She is doing very well now, but she has also struggled. "

A colleague at the end of 30 years also told DailyMail.com that Gable had been using drugs.

Bobby Goldstein, creator of cheats and executive producer of television series, said he knew that Gable was drugging, but that had never affected his work.

"Although it's true that I've learned from other people that Clark had been using drugs, I've known him for almost a decade now that I've never seen him take drugs. drugs, "he said.

"Clark was a handsome boy, he was a beautiful soul, he was the spitting image of his grandfather on the screen and I never thought of him as the friend the most serious, the kindest and the most loving and it is a great pleasure to work with him.

"He was an excellent colleague and an excellent host for cheats."

Goldstein, 59, of Dallas, Texas, said he spoke regularly to Gable and said he still harbored cheats.

The series had been interrupted two years earlier, but Gable was in pre-production.

"I spoke to him by e-mail three or four days ago and we were supposed to meet soon.

"The show is in production."

But Goldstein, who said he was shocked by the death, said he had no idea how he was dead.

He added, "He was a wonderful boy with a lot of friends and I woke up one day and he left, that's all."

Gable's mother described his son as being an "extraordinary, very compassionate and sensitive guy" and said that he was delighted to be the father of his 18-month-old daughter Shore.

"He really just wanted to be a father for his daughter, so much," said Scheff. "When his girlfriend got pregnant, nothing was more important to him than to be there for the birth of his daughter. That's all that matters to him.

"I saw a nice boy who loved his little girl. It's funny because I could never imagine him being a father. He was 6 "3" with these giant hands, he was just a big guy. But he had such a sweet soul and was so tender with her that he would not do anything for her. That's all that was important to him.

She is only a year and a half old, so I do not know how much she will remember. But we have a lot of videos and photos.

Scheff said Gable had a tense relationship with her father, who she had divorced from her drug addiction while it was only a year old.

"The addiction ruined our marriage. I was not going to get it, so I took my children, she said. & # 39; Clark was one and Kayley was three years old. I have tried as much as possible to help John, but you can only help them if they want to help themselves. I was not going to get any, so that's when I left him.

I hope John can attend the funeral. But he has essentially distanced himself from the family. My daughter Kayley and I approached him, made calls to make sure he knew it, but I never heard anything new.

"He lives in Malibu, I think he leads a very private life. I do not think Clark and he had a good relationship, "she said. "I think they talked to each other from time to time.

"I have been divorced from John since 1989. John has had addiction issues, and I think that has created a gap. I wish him the best because he is a good guy, but I have not spoken to him for at least eight to ten years. & # 39;

Scheff added that she did not assign responsibility for Gable's previous addiction problems to anyone other than her son.

"I do not blame anyone. I think drug addiction is not the fault of anyone other than the addict. It's a disease, it takes over and no matter how difficult you want it to change, the only person with that power is it. They have to fight for it, "she said.

The bereaved mother said that Gable had just started working on a documentary about her grandfather at Hollywood royalty and had planned to meet a producer in Los Angeles on Monday.

"He was working on a documentary about his grandfather. The producer planned to come in three days for a meeting. The documentary was meant to discover who Clark Gable was as a human being rather than as a movie star. There are not many people of this time. I think they were just going to try to dig deep, see what they could find on it, she said.

Although the family, having discovered Gable's death just a few hours ago, has not yet planned a funeral, Scheff explained that his son could be buried next to his father, with whom he was very close.

"He absolutely loved my father. He was basically the father of my son, she told DailyMail.com. My father died two years ago. Who knows, maybe he'll be next to him.

Ex-Heather Chadwell told Radar Online, "We have been intermittently together for many years and during that time we have lived a lot. Clark would disappear for days.

"The disappearance and the fact of not knowing what he was doing hurt our relationship.

"We fought against our own addiction problems and that was too much."

He was the only grandson of the famous actor, known as "King of Hollywood" and performed in classics such as Gone with the Wind, Mogambo and Call of the Wild.

Gable's mother is also addressed to Instagram on Friday, writing: "It's with an extremely heavy heart that we say goodbye to my son-in-law Clark. He passed this morning. I will always be next to you, my son-in-law. . Mom & # 39;

He is survived by his parents John Clark Gable and Tracy Yarro Scheff, the fiancée Summer, his sister Kayley and his daughter Shore, 17 months old.

Gable was transported to a hospital and his death was pronounced Friday morning at 9:11 am at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas.

The Dallas County Medical Examiner is waiting for Gable's body and an autopsy is scheduled for Saturday.

Gable's sister, Kayley, lamented her death on Facebook on Friday.

"My brother was found unresponsive this morning by his fiance and did not wake up … I LOVE YOU CLARKIE I'm so sorry I can not save you My heart is broken and broken by RIP" she writes.

Heather also said that after their separation, she had received a call telling her that he was in the hospital after being stabbed to the lungs.

She said: "Her lung was infected and collapsed.

"He was operated on at the time and it was so hard for him and it was hard to watch him suffer."

She also consulted Instagram and wrote, "I am very saddened to learn of the sudden death of my ex boyfriend and the beautiful soul Clark Gable III.

"Only 30 years old, way too early to leave this land. You will always have a place in my heart. Pray to your family and your little baby. Rest in peace, Clark.

He began his modeling career at the age of five and then collaborated with major companies such as Prada, Chrome Hearts, Converse and Disney.

He is best known for having hosted the reality show Cheaters from season 13 to season 14.

When he took the job, he said, "Playing in movies – it's in my blood and I really want to do it, just like my grandfather."

"But I do not want to be compared to him because I'm different. I have just been born in these exceptional circumstances, so I think it gives me a great opportunity for what I want to do, "he added.

In addition to the cheats, he was in the movie Looking in Clarissa and had just finished a film called Heckle, currently in post-production. He was filming for Sunset at Dawn at the time of his death.

Gable and his fiancée Summer are the parents of a girl named Shore LaRae Gable, born in September 2017.

Grandfather William Clark Gable was a Hollywood legend and an Oscar-winning actor. He died in 1960 at the age of 59 and Gable III was his only grandson.

Gable's fifth wife, Kay Williams, gave birth to the star's only son, John Clark Gable, the father of Gable III.

Gable III was born in Santa Monica and grew up in the San Fernando Valley and Malibu. He never attended university, but took an eight-week filmmaking course at the New York Film Academy.

He once said that he had always tried to live up to his last name.

"The name matters a lot to me. It opened a lot of doors. It also carries a lot of expectations. I want to create a new legacy for my family because I feel that the ball has been abandoned by a generation. I want to take it back and do what I can with it, "he told Hollywood Reporter in 2012.

Gable made headlines in 2011 after being arrested for pointing a green laser pointer on a Los Angeles police helicopter while he was flying over Hollywood at 800 feet.

He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 10 days in prison for the incident, of which he served six days.

He later revealed that his mother had given him the laser pointer as a Christmas present and that he was playing with it when he targeted the helicopter and that he had trouble.

"It was a big misunderstanding. It was unfortunate, it happened. I've learned that it's very dangerous. Now, I'm happy to be able to give the example, and hope that people will learn from what has happened, "he said.

On his personal website, he stated that when he was off camera, he enjoyed spending time with his family, surfing, skateboarding, fishing, photography and videography on drones. .