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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. Her acting credits include:. Its producers decided to cut part of the film in which her character asks, "What can happen in a plane?". She was nominated for the Best Young Actress Guest Starring In A Television Series award at the 11th annual Youth in Film Award in 1988 and 1989. Her final film, To Be or Not to Be, was in post-production at the time of her death. She was a student of the Diane Hill Hardin Young Actors Space school, of which her sister Danica and Leonardo DiCaprio were also students. The Liberty ship SS Lombard was named for her, and Gable attended its launching on January 15, 1944. She and co-star Josh Saviano dated for a little while.

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. While in Yale too, she was editor of a magazine named Portia. 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. She was at Yale from 1996 to 1999 to study economics and she graduated as a Magna Cum Laude. Carole Lombard was killed in a airplane crash in Nevada when returning from a war bond tour in 1942. Crystal loves to ski, and when she went to study at Yale, she was on their ski team. She married Clark Gable in 1939. Crystal still ended up participating in the show, as Becky Slater, who, in what was perhaps an irony, became Winnies love rival.

She married actor William Powell in 1931; they divorced two years later. As a matter of a fact, when Danica got the job as Winnie Cooper in The Wonder Years, directors had strongly considered giving the role of Winnie to Crystal instead before deciding on giving it to Danica. It was a comedy, My Man Godfrey (1936) for which she received an Academy Award for Best Actress nomination. At the age of seven, her family moved up to Los Angeles, and both sisters began to show interest in acting, and would sometimes compete against each other for roles. Carole Lombard became one of Hollywood's top comedy actresses in the 1930s. She and sister Danica McKellar were both born in San Diego, California. In 1930 she began working as for Paramount Pictures. Crystal McKellar (born August 16, 1976) is an American actress.

She became a well known actress and managed to make a smooth transition to sound films, starting with High Voltage (1929). 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do To Save The Earth (1992), television special. She also worked for Mack Sennett and Pathé Pictures. Judgement (1990) television movie, as Sabine Guitry. In 1925 she was signed as a contract player with 20th Century Fox. Fatal Judgement (1988) television movie. In some of her early movies she was credited as Jane Peters, and then as Carol Lombard. The Wonder Years (1988-1993).

In the 1920s she worked in several low-budget productions. McDonalds television commercial (1985). 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). Cabbage Patch Babies television commercial (1985). She was born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Sunbelt Savings radio commercial (1984). Carole Lombard (October 6, 1908 - January 16, 1942) was an American actress. Doubletree Hotel radio commercial (1984).