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Carole Lombard

Carol Lombard, 1920s.

Carole Lombard (October 6, 1908 - January 16, 1942) was an American actress. She was born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

She made her film debut at the age of 12 in A Perfect Crime (1921) (There has been some speculation that she was actually a few years older than her given birthdate). In the 1920s she worked in several low-budget productions. In some of her early movies she was credited as Jane Peters, and then as Carol Lombard. In 1925 she was signed as a contract player with 20th Century Fox. She also worked for Mack Sennett and Pathé Pictures. She became a well known actress and managed to make a smooth transition to sound films, starting with High Voltage (1929). In 1930 she began working as for Paramount Pictures.

Carole Lombard became one of Hollywood's top comedy actresses in the 1930s. It was a comedy, My Man Godfrey (1936) for which she received an Academy Award for Best Actress nomination.

She married actor William Powell in 1931; they divorced two years later. She married Clark Gable in 1939.

Carole Lombard was killed in a airplane crash in Nevada when returning from a war bond tour in 1942. Just before boarding the plane in Indiana, she addressed her fans, saying "Before I say goodbye to you all, come on and join me in a big cheer! V for Victory!" President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who admired her patriotism, declared her the first woman killed in the line of duty during the war and posthumously awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Liberty ship SS Lombard was named for her, and Gable attended its launching on January 15, 1944.

Her final film, To Be or Not to Be, was in post-production at the time of her death. Its producers decided to cut part of the film in which her character asks, "What can happen in a plane?"

She is interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. Although Gable remarried, he was buried next to her.


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She is interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. Although Gable remarried, he was buried next to her. In 1992 she married English producer and director Simon Curtis, with whom she currently lives in London, together with their two daughters. Its producers decided to cut part of the film in which her character asks, "What can happen in a plane?". Besides cinema and theater, she has also played in several television films. Her final film, To Be or Not to Be, was in post-production at the time of her death. As a movie actress, big-eyed and slightly baby-faced McGovern has given preference to eccentric roles over those parts typically tailored for actresses of her age. The Liberty ship SS Lombard was named for her, and Gable attended its launching on January 15, 1944. Since then she has continued performing on stage between film assignments rather than concentrating on becoming a film star.

Roosevelt, who admired her patriotism, declared her the first woman killed in the line of duty during the war and posthumously awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The following years she completed her education as an actress at the American Conservatory Theatre and at The Juilliard School, and began to act in theater plays, first off-Broadway and later in famous theaters. Just before boarding the plane in Indiana, she addressed her fans, saying "Before I say goodbye to you all, come on and join me in a big cheer! V for Victory!" President Franklin D. The next year she earned an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of the 19th-century actress Evelyn Nesbit in the movie Ragtime. Carole Lombard was killed in a airplane crash in Nevada when returning from a war bond tour in 1942. The movie won four Oscars. She married Clark Gable in 1939. It was also Robert Redford's first film as director.

She married actor William Powell in 1931; they divorced two years later. While studying at this school, she was offered in 1980 a part in her first movie, Ordinary People, in which she played the girlfriend of troubled teenager Timothy Hutton. It was a comedy, My Man Godfrey (1936) for which she received an Academy Award for Best Actress nomination. McGovern followed her advice and studied, first at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, and then at The Juilliard School in New York City. Carole Lombard became one of Hollywood's top comedy actresses in the 1930s. Agent Joan Scott saw her performance in The Skin of our Teeth by Thornton Wilder, was impressed by her talent, and recommended that she take acting lessons. In 1930 she began working as for Paramount Pictures. McGovern started acting in plays in high school.

She became a well known actress and managed to make a smooth transition to sound films, starting with High Voltage (1929). Later her family moved to Los Angeles, where her father, a university professor, accepted a position with UCLA. She also worked for Mack Sennett and Pathé Pictures. She was born in Evanston, Illinois. In 1925 she was signed as a contract player with 20th Century Fox. Elizabeth McGovern (born July 18, 1961) is an American movie and theater actress. In some of her early movies she was credited as Jane Peters, and then as Carol Lombard. Ordinary People (1980).

In the 1920s she worked in several low-budget productions. Heaven's Gate (1981). She made her film debut at the age of 12 in A Perfect Crime (1921) (There has been some speculation that she was actually a few years older than her given birthdate). Ragtime (1981). She was born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Lovesick (1983). Carole Lombard (October 6, 1908 - January 16, 1942) was an American actress. Racing with the Moon (1984).

Once Upon a Time in America (1984). Native Son (1986). Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987). The Bedroom Window (1987).

She's Having a Baby (1988). Johnny Handsome (1989). The Handmaid's Tale (1990). A Shock to the System (1990).

Women and Men (1990). Tune in Tomorrow (1990). Ashenden, Part 2 (1991). Me and Veronica (1992).

King of the Hill (1993). The Favor (1994). The Changeling (1994). Wings of Courage (1995).

Broken Trust (1995). Summer of Ben Tyler (1996). Clover (1997). The Wings of the Dove (1997).

The Misadventures Of Margaret (1998). Twice Upon a Yesterday (1998). The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999). Manila (2000).

Thursday the 12th (2000). The House of Mirth (2000). The Flamingo Rising (2001). Buffalo Soldiers (2002).