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Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 6, 1908
Died
January 16, 1942
Place of Birth
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Also Known As
- Кэрол Ломбард
- Carol Lombard
- Jane Peters
- Jane Alice Peters
Carole Lombard
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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.
Known For
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Self (archive footage)
The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell
2023
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Normandie ne partira pas ce soir
2021
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Herself
Carole Lombard
2016
7.5
William Powell: A True Gentleman
2005
7.0
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
1994
6.7
Self (archive footage)
Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990
8.0
Self (archive footage)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
10.0
(archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
6.5
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
10.0
(archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
Credits
The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell
as Self (archive footage)
2023
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Normandie ne partira pas ce soir
2021
7.0
Carole Lombard
as Herself
2016
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William Powell: A True Gentleman
2005
7.5
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
1994
7.0
Anthony Quinn: An Original
as Self (archive footage)
1990
6.7
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Self (archive footage)
1988
8.0
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
1984
10.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
6.5
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
1982
10.0
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)
1982
6.0
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975
6.1
Gable: The King Remembered
as Herself (archive footage)
1975
6.0
Dear Mr. Gable
as (archive footage)
1968
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The Big Parade of Comedy
as Mary Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
1964
6.3
The Golden Age of Comedy
as archive footage
1957
6.9
Yesterday and Today
as (archive footage)
1953
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To Be or Not to Be
as Maria Tura
1942
7.8
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
1942
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Ann
1941
6.0
They Knew What They Wanted
as Amy Peters
1940
5.8
Vigil in the Night
as Anne Lee
1940
5.5
In Name Only
as Julie Eden
1939
7.0
Made for Each Other
as Jane Mason
1939
6.1
Breakdowns of 1938
as Kay Winters (archive footage) (uncredited)
1938
4.7
Hollywood Goes to Town
as Self
1938
7.0
Fools for Scandal
as Kay Winters
1938
6.2
True Confession
as Helen Bartlett
1937
5.8
Nothing Sacred
as Hazel Flagg
1937
6.3
Swing High, Swing Low
as Maggie King
1937
5.1
My Man Godfrey
as Irene Bullock
1936
7.5
The Princess Comes Across
as Princess Olga / Wanda Nash
1936
6.1
Love Before Breakfast
as Kay Colby
1936
5.8
The Fashion Side of Hollywood
as Self
1935
6.0
Hands Across the Table
as Regi Allen
1935
6.9
Rumba
as Diana Harrison
1935
6.0
The Gay Bride
as Mary Magiz
1934
5.8
Lady by Choice
as Alabam Lee
1934
6.3
Now and Forever
as Toni Carstairs Day
1934
6.6
Twentieth Century
as Lily Garland, formerly Mildred Plotka
1934
6.8
We're Not Dressing
as Doris Worthington
1934
6.7
Bolero
as Helen Hathaway
1934
6.3
White Woman
as Judith Denning
1933
5.7
Brief Moment
as Abby Fane Deane
1933
2.2
The Eagle and the Hawk
as The Beautiful Lady
1933
6.6
Supernatural
as Roma Courtney
1933
6.1
From Hell to Heaven
as Colly Tanner
1933
7.2
No Man of Her Own
as Connie Randall
1932
6.5
No More Orchids
as Annie Holt
1932
6.8
Virtue
as Mae
1932
6.4
Sinners in the Sun
as Doris Blake
1932
4.6
No One Man
as Penelope 'Nep' Newbold
1932
6.0
I Take This Woman
as Kay Dowling
1931
5.4
Up Pops the Devil
as Anne Merrick
1931
4.4
Ladies' Man
as Rachel Fendley
1931
4.1
Man of the World
as Mary Kendall
1931
5.9
It Pays to Advertise
as Mary Grayson
1931
4.9
Fast and Loose
as Alice O'Neil
1930
4.9
Safety in Numbers
as Pauline
1930
5.0
The Arizona Kid
as Virginia Hoyt
1930
5.5
The Racketeer
as Rhoda Philbrooke
1929
4.9
Big News
as Margaret Banks
1929
4.2
High Voltage
as Billie ("Phyllis")
1929
4.6
🎬
Don't Get Jealous
as Girl at Shoeshine Stand (uncredited)
1929
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Matchmaking Mamma
as Phyllis (as Carol Lombard)
1929
4.4
Ned McCobb's Daughter
as Jennie
1928
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The Campus Vamp
as Carole (as Carol Lombard)
1928
5.0
🎬
Hubby's Weekend Trip
as Minor Role (uncredited)
1928
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Show Folks
as Cleo (as Carol Lombard)
1928
6.0
Me, Gangster
as Blonde Rosie
1928
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Motorboat Mamas
as Automobile Passenger (uncredited)
1928
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Motorboat Mamas
as Automobile Passenger
1928
0.0
Power
as Another Dame (as Carol Lombard)
1928
6.0
The Campus Carmen
as Carole
1928
4.0
Smith's Restaurant
as Minor Role (uncredited)
1928
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His Unlucky Night
as Peggy - Telephone Operator
1928
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The Girl from Nowhere
as Miss Boyle - Dress Shop Owner
1928
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The Divine Sinner
as Millie Claudert
1928
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The Bicycle Flirt
as Mabel - the Wife's Sister
1928
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The Swim Princess
as Trudy - the Swim Star
1928
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The Best Man
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1928
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Smith's Army Life
as Clarence's Wife
1928
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The Beach Club
as Jump Rope Girl on Beach
1928
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Run, Girl, Run
as Norma Nurmi
1928
4.0
The Girl from Everywhere
as Vera Veranda - Miss Anybody
1927
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My Best Girl
as Flirty Blonde Salesgirl (uncredited)
1927
7.0
Gold Digger of Weepah
as Fortune Teller (uncredited)
1927
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Smith's Pony
as Lillian Saunders
1927
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The Fighting Eagle
as (unconfirmed)
1927
5.0
The Johnstown Flood
as Gloria's Bridesmaid (uncredited)
1926
6.8
The Road to Glory
as Bit Part (as Carol Lombard)
1926
6.0
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Slave Girl (uncredited)
1925
7.3
The Plastic Age
as Co-ed (uncredited)
1925
6.0
Durand of the Bad Lands
as Ellen Boyd
1925
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Pretty Ladies
as Showgirl (uncredited)
1925
4.7
Hearts and Spurs
as Sybil Estabrook
1925
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Gold and the Girl
1925
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Marriage in Transit
as Celia Hathaway
1925
5.0
Dick Turpin
as Crowd Extra (uncredited)
1925
5.3
Gold Heels
as Bit (uncredited)
1924
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A Perfect Crime
as Griggs' Kid Sister (as Jane Peters)
1921
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