Biography
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.
Acted in 85
2020s
- 2023
1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year
TV
2000s
- 2005
William Powell: A True Gentleman
Movie
1990s
- 1994
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1980s
- 1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
- 1982
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
1960s
- 1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
Mary Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
1950s
- 1957
- 1953
Yesterday and Today
(archive footage)
1940s
- 1942
- 1941
- 1940
They Knew What They Wanted
Amy Peters
Vigil in the Night
Anne Lee
1930s
- 1939
In Name Only
Julie Eden
- 1938
Breakdowns of 1938
Kay Winters (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fools for Scandal
Kay Winters
- 1937
True Confession
Helen Bartlett
- 1936
The Princess Comes Across
Princess Olga / Wanda Nash
Love Before Breakfast
Kay Colby
- 1935
Hands Across the Table
Regi Allen
Rumba
Diana Harrison
- 1934
The Gay Bride
Mary Magiz
Lady by Choice
Alabam Lee
Now and Forever
Toni Day
We're Not Dressing
Doris Worthington
Bolero
Helen Hathaway
- 1933
White Woman
Judith Denning
Brief Moment
Abby Fane Deane
The Eagle and the Hawk
The Beautiful Lady
Supernatural
Roma Courtney
From Hell to Heaven
Colly Tanner
- 1932
No Man of Her Own
Connie Randall
No More Orchids
Annie Holt
Virtue
Mae
Sinners in the Sun
Doris Blake
No One Man
Penelope 'Nep' Newbold
- 1931
I Take This Woman
Kay Dowling
Up Pops the Devil
Anne Merrick
Ladies' Man
Rachel Fendley
Man of the World
Mary Kendall
It Pays to Advertise
Mary Grayson
- 1930
Fast and Loose
Alice O'Neil
Safety in Numbers
Pauline
The Arizona Kid
Virginia Hoyt
1920s
- 1929
The Racketeer
Rhoda Philbrooke
High Voltage
Billie ("Phyllis")
Matchmaking Mamma
Phyllis
- 1928
Ned McCobb's Daughter
Jennie
The Campus Vamp
Carole (as Carol Lombard)
Show Folks
Cleo (as Carol Lombard)
Me, Gangster
Blonde Rosie
Motorboat Mamas
Automobile Passenger (uncredited), Automobile Passenger
Power
Another Dame (as Carol Lombard)
The Campus Carmen
Carole
Smith's Restaurant
Minor Role (uncredited)
His Unlucky Night
Peggy - Telephone Operator
The Girl from Nowhere
Miss Boyle - Dress Shop Owner
The Divine Sinner
Millie Claudert
The Bicycle Flirt
Mabel - The Wife's Sister
The Swim Princess
Trudy - the Swim Star
The Best Man
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Smith's Army Life
Clarence's Wife
The Beach Club
Jump Rope Girl on Beach
Run, Girl, Run
Norma Nurmi
- 1927
The Girl from Everywhere
Vera Veranda - Miss Anybody
My Best Girl
Flirty Blonde Salesgirl (uncredited)
Gold Digger of Weepah
Fortune Teller (uncredited)
The Fighting Eagle
(unconfirmed)
- 1926
The Johnstown Flood
Gloria's Bridesmaid (uncredited)
The Road to Glory
Bit Part (as Carol Lombard)
- 1925
Durand of the Bad Lands
Ellen Boyd
Pretty Ladies
Showgirl (uncredited)
Hearts and Spurs
Sybil Estabrook
Gold and the Girl
Movie
Marriage in Transit
Celia Hathaway
Dick Turpin
Crowd Extra (uncredited)
- 1924
Gold Heels
Bit (uncredited)
- 1921
A Perfect Crime
Griggs' Kid Sister
Appearances17
2020s
- 2023
The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell
Self (archive footage)
- 2021
Normandie ne partira pas ce soir
Self (archive footage)
2010s
- 2016
Carole Lombard
Self (archive footage)
1980s
- 1988
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Self (archive footage)
- 1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
1970s
- 1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Gable: The King Remembered
Self (archive footage)
1960s
- 1968
Dear Mr. Gable
Self (archive footage)
- 1961
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Self - Actress 'Nothing Sacred' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1940s
- 1942
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Self (archive footage)
1930s
- 1939
British Pathé Newsreels: Gone with the Wind
Self (archive footage)
- 1938
Hollywood Goes to Town
Self
- 1935
The Fashion Side of Hollywood
Self - Diana Harrison (archive footage)
- 1933
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
Self