TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: THE KING IS DEAD 
Clue: On Sept. 9, 1087 this Norman stopped stormin' after being thrown from his horse at the Battle of Mantes

SOLUTION: william the conqueror

PROBLEM: Category: BEFORE HE WAS PRESIDENT... 
Clue: He went to Stanford & became a mining engineer

SOLUTION: hoover

PROBLEM: Category: PLAYWRIGHTS & ACTRESSES 
Clue: In 1937 he wrote the play "Golden Boy" & married that year's Oscar winner, Luise Rainer

SOLUTION:
clifford odets