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. She is also more famous for being the wife of James Van Der Beek whom she married on 5 July 2003. Its producers decided to cut part of the film in which her character asks, "What can happen in a plane?". In 1998 she joined the cast of Party of Five as Maggie. Her final film, To Be or Not to Be, was in post-production at the time of her death. She was the first actress to portray the character of Jubilee on screen in the 1996 TV film Generation X. The Liberty ship SS Lombard was named for her, and Gable attended its launching on January 15, 1944. Born in Barnegat, New Jersey, USA she started acting early at two years old in a Publishers Clearing House commercial.

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. Heather McComb ( born March 2, 1977 ) is an actress. 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. Carole Lombard was killed in a airplane crash in Nevada when returning from a war bond tour in 1942. She married Clark Gable in 1939.

She married actor William Powell in 1931; they divorced two years later. It was a comedy, My Man Godfrey (1936) for which she received an Academy Award for Best Actress nomination. Carole Lombard became one of Hollywood's top comedy actresses in the 1930s. In 1930 she began working as for Paramount Pictures.

She became a well known actress and managed to make a smooth transition to sound films, starting with High Voltage (1929). She also worked for Mack Sennett and Pathé Pictures. In 1925 she was signed as a contract player with 20th Century Fox. In some of her early movies she was credited as Jane Peters, and then as Carol Lombard.

In the 1920s she worked in several low-budget productions. 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). She was born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Carole Lombard (October 6, 1908 - January 16, 1942) was an American actress.