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Carole Lombard
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Carole Lombard
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1908-10-06,Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Carole Lombard (born Jane Alice Peters, October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) was an American film actress. She was particularly noted for her energetic, often off-beat roles in the screwball comedies of the 1930s. She was the highest-paid star in Hollywood in the late 1930s. She was the third wife of actor Clark Gable. Lombard was born into a wealthy family in Fort Wayne, Indiana, but was raised in Los Angeles by her single mother. At 12, she was recruited by the film director Allan Dwan and made her screen debut in A Perfect Crime (1921). Eager to become an actress, she signed a contract with the Fox Film Corporation at age 16, but mainly played bit parts. She was dropped by Fox after a car accident left a scar on her face. Lombard appeared in 15 short comedies for Mack Sennett between 1927 and 1929, and then began appearing in feature films such as High Voltage and The Racketeer. After a successful appearance in The Arizona Kid (1930), she was signed to a contract with Paramount Pictures. Paramount quickly began casting Lombard as a leading lady, primarily in drama films. Her profile increased when she married William Powell in 1931, but the couple divorced after two years. A turning point in Lombard's career came when she starred in Howard Hawks' pioneering screwball comedy Twentieth Century (1934). The actress found her niche in this genre, and continued to appear in films such as Hands Across the Table (1935) (forming a popular partnership with Fred MacMurray), My Man Godfrey (1936), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, and Nothing Sacred (1937). At this time, Lombard married "the King of Hollywood", Clark Gable, and the supercouple gained much attention from the media. Keen to win an Oscar, at the end of the decade, Lombard began to move towards more serious roles. Unsuccessful in this aim, she returned to comedy in Alfred Hitchcock's Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) and Ernst Lubitsch's To Be or Not to Be (1942)—her final film role. Lombard's career was cut short when she died at the age of 33 in an airplane crash on Mount Potosi, Nevada while returning from a war bond tour. Today, she is remembered as one of the definitive actresses of the screwball comedy genre and American comedy, and ranks among the American Film Institute's greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema.

Filmography

To Be or Not to Be

7.8

To Be or Not to Be
1942-03-05

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

6.2

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1941-01-31

Twentieth Century

6.8

Twentieth Century
1934-05-11

The Princess Comes Across

6.1

The Princess Comes Across
1936-05-22

Hands Across the Table

6.8

Hands Across the Table
1935-10-18

6.982

In Name Only
1939-08-18

We're Not Dressing

6.6

We're Not Dressing
1934-04-27

7.6

My Man Godfrey
1936-09-02

No Man of Her Own

6.5

No Man of Her Own
1932-12-30

6.2

Nothing Sacred
1937-11-25

Normandie ne partira pas ce soir

7

Normandie ne partira pas ce soir
2021-09-01

Yesterday and Today

0

Yesterday and Today
1953-12-02

A Perfect Crime

0

A Perfect Crime
1921-03-05

Made for Each Other

6.2

Made for Each Other
1939-02-10

Gold and the Girl

0

Gold and the Girl
1925-04-05

Hearts and Spurs

0

Hearts and Spurs
1925-06-07

Marriage in Transit

5

Marriage in Transit
1925-03-29

Gold Digger of Weepah

0

Gold Digger of Weepah
1927-10-02

The Girl from Everywhere

0

The Girl from Everywhere
1927-12-11

The Bicycle Flirt

0

The Bicycle Flirt
1928-03-18

The Divine Sinner

0

The Divine Sinner
1928-07-15

The Swim Princess

0

The Swim Princess
1928-02-26

Smith's Restaurant

0

Smith's Restaurant
1928-08-19

Motorboat Mamas

0

Motorboat Mamas
1928-09-30

The Girl from Nowhere

0

The Girl from Nowhere
1928-08-05

Hubby's Weekend Trip

0

Hubby's Weekend Trip
1928-11-01

Don't Get Jealous

0

Don't Get Jealous
1929-05-19

Ned McCobb's Daughter

0

Ned McCobb's Daughter
1928-12-02

6

Lady by Choice
1934-10-15

Showbiz Goes to War

10

Showbiz Goes to War
1982-12-31

Now and Forever

6.7

Now and Forever
1934-08-31

Sinners in the Sun

4.9

Sinners in the Sun
1932-05-13

The Eagle and the Hawk

6.6

The Eagle and the Hawk
1933-05-06

They Knew What They Wanted

5.4

They Knew What They Wanted
1940-10-19

6.8

Virtue
1932-10-25

4.8

The Racketeer
1929-11-09

Swing High, Swing Low

5.1

Swing High, Swing Low
1937-03-12

Man of the World

5.9

Man of the World
1931-03-24

6

Supernatural
1933-04-21

The Campus Vamp

5

The Campus Vamp
1928-11-25

True Confession

5.8

True Confession
1937-12-24

4.3

High Voltage
1929-06-29

Love Before Breakfast

5.8

Love Before Breakfast
1936-03-09

It Pays to Advertise

4.7

It Pays to Advertise
1931-02-18

The Campus Carmen

4

The Campus Carmen
1928-09-22

Matchmaking Mamma

5

Matchmaking Mamma
1929-03-30

4.6

Big News
1929-09-06

Vigil in the Night

6

Vigil in the Night
1940-02-05

From Hell to Heaven

7.2

From Hell to Heaven
1933-02-24

Fools for Scandal

6.2

Fools for Scandal
1938-04-16

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

6

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982-01-01

Film Stars Help Greece

0

Film Stars Help Greece

5.7

White Woman
1933-11-10

Safety in Numbers

5

Safety in Numbers
1930-05-30

6.1

Bolero
1934-02-23

2.7

Brief Moment
1933-09-29

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

6.5

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983-02-25

0

Run, Girl, Run
1928-01-15

No More Orchids

6.8

No More Orchids
1932-11-25

6

No One Man
1932-01-22

5.8

The Gay Bride
1934-12-14

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

0

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942-01-01

4.944

Fast and Loose
1930-11-08

4.3

Ladies' Man
1931-04-16

Going Hollywood: The '30s

10

Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984-01-01

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

3.3

Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961-12-31

Smith's Army Life

0

Smith's Army Life
1928-02-06

6

Show Folks
1928-10-20

0

Smith's Pony
1927-09-17

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

0

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets
1987-01-01

Durand of the Bad Lands

0

Durand of the Bad Lands
1925-11-01

4.7

Pretty Ladies
1925-09-06

Up Pops the Devil

4.2

Up Pops the Devil
1931-05-19

0

The Beach Club
1928-01-21

Anthony Quinn: An Original

6.5

Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990-09-10

0

Carole Lombard
2016-09-01

6

Rumba
1935-02-08

The Arizona Kid

5.5

The Arizona Kid
1930-03-23

The Fashion Side of Hollywood

6

The Fashion Side of Hollywood
1935-11-04

The Fighting Eagle

5

The Fighting Eagle
1927-08-28

That's Entertainment! III

6.9

That's Entertainment! III
1994-07-01

I Take This Woman

5.4

I Take This Woman
1931-06-26

7

My Best Girl
1927-10-31

Breakdowns of 1938

5

Breakdowns of 1938
1938-12-31

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

5.7

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975-08-06

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

7.3

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925-12-25

William Powell: A True Gentleman

7.5

William Powell: A True Gentleman
2005-08-02

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

8

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988-10-01

Hollywood Goes to Town

7

Hollywood Goes to Town
1938-07-07

6

Power
1928-09-23

His Unlucky Night

0

His Unlucky Night
1928-08-12

The Love Goddesses

6.3

The Love Goddesses
1965-03-03

The Golden Age of Comedy

6.8

The Golden Age of Comedy
1957-12-26

0

The Best Man
1928-02-08

The Big Parade of Comedy

6.3

The Big Parade of Comedy
1964-09-02

5.3

Dick Turpin
1925-02-01

The Road to Glory

6

The Road to Glory
1926-02-07

0

Me, Gangster
1928-10-20

The Plastic Age

5.909

The Plastic Age
1925-12-15

The Johnstown Flood

6.8

The Johnstown Flood
1926-02-28

0

Dear Mr. Gable
1968-03-05

0

Gold Heels
1924-11-30

Gable: The King Remembered

6

Gable: The King Remembered
1975-02-26