Carole Lombard
Carole Lombard (1908 - January 16, 1942) was an American actress.
She made her film debut at the age of 12 in A Perfect Crime (1921). In the 1920s she worked in several low-budget productions. She managed to make a smooth transition to films with sound, starting with High Voltage (1929). She became one of Hollywood's top comedy actresses in the 1930s. It was a comedy, My Man Godfrey (1936) for which received an Academy Award for Best Actress nomination.
She married Clark Gable in 1939. She was killed in a plane crash when returning from a War Bond tour in 1942.
Note: This profile was written in or before 2003.
Carole Lombard Facts
Birth Name | Jane Alice Peters |
Occupation | Actress |
Birthday | October 6, 1908 |
Sign | Libra |
Birthplace | Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA |
Date of death | January 16, 1942 (age 33) |
Height | 5' 2" (1m57) How tall is Carole Lombard compared to you? |
Selected Filmography
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