Carole Lombard
Acting
Born: October 6, 1908 · Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Died: January 16, 1942 (aged 33)
Highest Rated
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
To Be or Not to Be
1942
My Man Godfrey
1936
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1941
Twentieth Century
1934
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
Nothing Sacred
1937
In Name Only
1939
Made for Each Other
1939
That's Entertainment! III
1994
Supernatural
1933
The Eagle and the Hawk
1933
No Man of Her Own
1932
Photos (8)
Movies (85)
My Man Godfrey
Irene Bullock
To Be or Not to Be
Maria Tura
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Slave Girl (uncredited)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Ann
Made for Each Other
Jane Mason
The Princess Comes Across
Princess Olga / Wanda Nash
Twentieth Century
Lily Garland, formerly Mildred Plotka
Love Before Breakfast
Kay Colby
Nothing Sacred
Hazel Flagg
Supernatural
Roma Courtney
In Name Only
Julie Eden
True Confession
Helen Bartlett
From Hell to Heaven
Colly Tanner
Vigil in the Night
Anne Lee
Me, Gangster
Blonde Rosie
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Gay Bride
Mary Magiz
Swing High, Swing Low
Maggie King
The Eagle and the Hawk
The Beautiful Lady
No Man of Her Own
Connie Randall
Rumba
Diana Harrison
The Girl from Everywhere
Vera Veranda - Miss Anybody
Ladies' Man
Rachel Fendley
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
Gold and the Girl
1925
The Arizona Kid
Virginia Hoyt
Man of the World
Mary Kendall
Up Pops the Devil
Anne Merrick
I Take This Woman
Kay Dowling
The Big Parade of Comedy
Mary Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
White Woman
Judith Denning
They Knew What They Wanted
Amy Peters
Sinners in the Sun
Doris Blake
Hands Across the Table
Regi Allen
Power
Another Dame (as Carol Lombard)
The Racketeer
Rhoda Philbrooke
Ned McCobb's Daughter
Jennie
The Johnstown Flood
Gloria's Bridesmaid (uncredited)
The Golden Age of Comedy
archive footage
We're Not Dressing
Doris Worthington
Breakdowns of 1938
Kay Winters (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hearts and Spurs
Sybil Estabrook
Now and Forever
Toni Day
It Pays to Advertise
Mary Grayson
Gold Heels
Bit (uncredited)
The Best Man
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
Smith's Army Life
Clarence's Wife
Run, Girl, Run
Norma Nurmi
No One Man
Penelope 'Nep' Newbold
William Powell: A True Gentleman
2005
Fools for Scandal
Kay Winters
The Plastic Age
Co-ed (uncredited)
Yesterday and Today
(archive footage)
Dick Turpin
Crowd Extra (uncredited)
Fast and Loose
Alice O'Neil
Durand of the Bad Lands
Ellen Boyd
High Voltage
Billie ("Phyllis")
Virtue
Mae
Show Folks
Cleo (as Carol Lombard)
My Best Girl
Flirty Blonde Salesgirl (uncredited)
The Divine Sinner
Millie Claudert
Motorboat Mamas
Automobile Passenger (uncredited)
Motorboat Mamas
Automobile Passenger
The Girl from Nowhere
Miss Boyle - Dress Shop Owner
Pretty Ladies
Showgirl (uncredited)
Bolero
Helen Hathaway
Gold Digger of Weepah
Fortune Teller (uncredited)
The Campus Vamp
Carole (as Carol Lombard)
Smith's Restaurant
Minor Role (uncredited)
The Road to Glory
Bit Part (as Carol Lombard)
The Fighting Eagle
(unconfirmed)
Lady by Choice
Alabam Lee
The Bicycle Flirt
Mabel - The Wife's Sister
The Campus Carmen
Carole
Brief Moment
Abby Fane Deane
Big News
Margaret Banks
Marriage in Transit
Celia Hathaway
No More Orchids
Annie Holt
The Swim Princess
Trudy - the Swim Star
Matchmaking Mamma
Phyllis
His Unlucky Night
Peggy - Telephone Operator
Safety in Numbers
Pauline
The Beach Club
Jump Rope Girl on Beach
A Perfect Crime
Griggs' Kid Sister
TV Shows (1)
Self / Appearances (17)
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
Self
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Self - Actress 'Nothing Sacred' (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Self (archive footage)
Gable: The King Remembered
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Self (archive footage)
Death In Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
British Pathé Newsreels: Gone with the Wind
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Goes to Town
Self
The Fashion Side of Hollywood
Self - Diana Harrison (archive footage)
Carole Lombard
Self (archive footage)
Normandie ne partira pas ce soir
Self (archive footage)
Dear Mr. Gable
Self (archive footage)