Carole Lombard
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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
Credits
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
as Maria Tura
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)
as (archive footage)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
as Slave Girl (uncredited)
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
as Ann
My Man Godfrey (1936)
as Irene Bullock
Anthony Quinn: An Original (1990)
as Self (archive footage)
In Name Only (1939)
as Julie Eden
Rumba (1935)
as Diana Harrison
Up Pops the Devil (1931)
as Anne Merrick
Carole Lombard (2016)
as Self (archive footage)
Swing High, Swing Low (1937)
as Maggie King
British Pathé Newsreels: Gone with the Wind (1939)
as Self (archive footage)
Don't Get Jealous (1929)
as Girl at Shoeshine Stand (uncredited)
Nothing Sacred (1937)
as Hazel Flagg
The Girl from Everywhere (1927)
as Vera Veranda - Miss Anybody
Made for Each Other (1939)
as Jane Mason
The Gay Bride (1934)
as Mary Magiz
Me, Gangster (1928)
as Blonde Rosie
My Best Girl (1927)
as Flirty Blonde Salesgirl (uncredited)
Gable: The King Remembered (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
The Eagle and the Hawk (1933)
as The Beautiful Lady
Power (1928)
as Another Dame (as Carol Lombard)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gold Digger of Weepah (1927)
as Fortune Teller (uncredited)
Gold Heels (1924)
as Bit (uncredited)
Twentieth Century (1934)
as Lily Garland, formerly Mildred Plotka
The Campus Carmen (1928)
as Carole
The Princess Comes Across (1936)
as Princess Olga / Wanda Nash
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
Smith's Pony (1927)
as Lillian Saunders
Hollywood Goes to Town (1938)
as Self
Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1961)
as Self - Actress 'Nothing Sacred' (archive footage) (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own (1932)
as Connie Randall
Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow (1989)
as Self (archive footage)
Dear Mr. Gable (1968)
as Self (archive footage)
We're Not Dressing (1934)
as Doris Worthington
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
as Mary Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
The Swim Princess (1928)
as Trudy - the Swim Star
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)
as (archive footage)
From Hell to Heaven (1933)
as Colly Tanner
A Perfect Crime (1921)
as Griggs' Kid Sister
The Campus Vamp (1928)
as Carole (as Carol Lombard)
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
as (archive footage)
The Beach Club (1928)
as Jump Rope Girl on Beach
Hands Across the Table (1935)
as Regi Allen
The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
as archive footage
Vigil in the Night (1940)
as Anne Lee
Supernatural (1933)
as Roma Courtney
Love Before Breakfast (1936)
as Kay Colby
They Knew What They Wanted (1940)
as Amy Peters
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988)
as Self (archive footage)
Ned McCobb's Daughter (1928)
as Jennie
William Powell: A True Gentleman (2005)
Actor
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982)
as Self (archive footage)
I Take This Woman (1931)
as Kay Dowling
Man of the World (1931)
as Mary Kendall
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 (1933)
as Self
It Pays to Advertise (1931)
as Mary Grayson
The Plastic Age (1925)
as Co-ed (uncredited)
Now and Forever (1934)
as Toni Day
Bolero (1934)
as Helen Hathaway
The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Breakdowns of 1938 (1938)
as Kay Winters (archive footage) (uncredited)
Matchmaking Mamma (1929)
as Phyllis
Sinners in the Sun (1932)
as Doris Blake
The Racketeer (1929)
as Rhoda Philbrooke
The Fashion Side of Hollywood (1935)
as Self - Diana Harrison (archive footage)
No One Man (1932)
as Penelope 'Nep' Newbold
The Fighting Eagle (1927)
as (unconfirmed)
True Confession (1937)
as Helen Bartlett
Gold and the Girl (1925)
Actor
Smith's Army Life (1928)
as Clarence's Wife
The Johnstown Flood (1926)
as Gloria's Bridesmaid (uncredited)
The Girl from Nowhere (1928)
as Miss Boyle - Dress Shop Owner
Dick Turpin (1925)
as Crowd Extra (uncredited)
Big News (1929)
as Margaret Banks
Death In Hollywood (1990)
as Self (archive footage)
The Road to Glory (1926)
as Bit Part (as Carol Lombard)
Hearts and Spurs (1925)
as Sybil Estabrook
Normandie ne partira pas ce soir (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Marriage in Transit (1925)
as Celia Hathaway
High Voltage (1929)
as Billie ("Phyllis")
Safety in Numbers (1930)
as Pauline
Smith's Restaurant (1928)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Hubby's Weekend Trip (1928)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Show Folks (1928)
as Cleo (as Carol Lombard)
Durand of the Bad Lands (1925)
as Ellen Boyd
His Unlucky Night (1928)
as Peggy - Telephone Operator
The Best Man (1928)
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Fools for Scandal (1938)
as Kay Winters
Virtue (1932)
as Mae
Pretty Ladies (1925)
as Showgirl (uncredited)
Fast and Loose (1930)
as Alice O'Neil
Motorboat Mamas (1928)
as Automobile Passenger (uncredited)
Yesterday and Today (1953)
as (archive footage)
Ladies' Man (1931)
as Rachel Fendley
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) (1942)
as Self (archive footage)
Run, Girl, Run (1928)
as Norma Nurmi
Brief Moment (1933)
as Abby Fane Deane
The Divine Sinner (1928)
as Millie Claudert
The Arizona Kid (1930)
as Virginia Hoyt
White Woman (1933)
as Judith Denning
No More Orchids (1932)
as Annie Holt
Lady by Choice (1934)
as Alabam Lee
The Bicycle Flirt (1928)
as Mabel - The Wife's Sister