Carole Lombard
Known for Acting · 104 credits
- Born
- 1908-10-06
- Died
- 1942-01-16
- Place of birth
- Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
- Also known as
- Кэрол Ломбард · Carol Lombard · Jane Peters · Jane Alice Peters
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.
Known For
Movies (104)
To Be or Not to Be
1942
as Maria Tura
My Man Godfrey
1936
as Irene Bullock
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1941
as Ann
Brief Moment
1933
as Abby Fane Deane
Pretty Ladies
1925
as Showgirl (uncredited)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Nothing Sacred
1937
as Hazel Flagg
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Slave Girl (uncredited)
Made for Each Other
1939
as Jane Mason
Twentieth Century
1934
as Lily Garland, formerly Mildred Plotka
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Eagle and the Hawk
1933
as The Beautiful Lady
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Mary Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
The Best Man
1928
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
White Woman
1933
as Judith Denning
Hands Across the Table
1935
as Regi Allen
No Man of Her Own
1932
as Connie Randall
Swing High, Swing Low
1937
as Maggie King
Supernatural
1933
as Roma Courtney
The Princess Comes Across
1936
as Princess Olga / Wanda Nash
The Gay Bride
1934
as Mary Magiz
No More Orchids
1932
as Annie Holt
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
as Kay Winters (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938
as Self
We're Not Dressing
1934
as Doris Worthington
Virtue
1932
as Mae
Bolero
1934
as Helen Hathaway
Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990
as Self (archive footage)
Now and Forever
1934
as Toni Carstairs Day
They Knew What They Wanted
1940
as Amy Peters
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
The Plastic Age
1925
as Co-ed (uncredited)
Death In Hollywood
1990
True Confession
1937
as Helen Bartlett
Run, Girl, Run
1928
as Norma Nurmi
In Name Only
1939
as Julie Eden
Ladies' Man
1931
as Rachel Fendley
Sinners in the Sun
1932
as Doris Blake
From Hell to Heaven
1933
as Colly Tanner
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957
as archive footage
Big News
1929
as Margaret Banks
Rumba
1935
as Diana Harrison
William Powell: A True Gentleman
2005
The Fighting Eagle
1927
as (unconfirmed)
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
1933
as Self
Me, Gangster
1928
as Blonde Rosie
The Girl from Everywhere
1927
as Vera Veranda - Miss Anybody
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
as Self (archive footage)
Power
1928
as Another Dame (as Carol Lombard)
Dick Turpin
1925
as Crowd Extra (uncredited)
Vigil in the Night
1940
as Anne Lee
My Best Girl
1927
as Flirty Blonde Salesgirl (uncredited)
Love Before Breakfast
1936
as Kay Colby
Gold Heels
1924
as Bit (uncredited)
The Fashion Side of Hollywood
1935
as Self
The Campus Vamp
1928
as Carole (as Carol Lombard)
The Campus Carmen
1928
as Carole
Gable: The King Remembered
1975
as Herself (archive footage)
Man of the World
1931
as Mary Kendall
Show Folks
1928
as Cleo (as Carol Lombard)
Matchmaking Mamma
1929
as Phyllis (as Carol Lombard)
The Racketeer
1929
as Rhoda Philbrooke
It Pays to Advertise
1931
as Mary Grayson
The Johnstown Flood
1926
as Gloria's Bridesmaid (uncredited)
High Voltage
1929
as Billie ("Phyllis")
Fools for Scandal
1938
as Kay Winters
Yesterday and Today
1953
as (archive footage)
Dear Mr. Gable
1968
as (archive footage)
Hearts and Spurs
1925
as Sybil Estabrook
The Arizona Kid
1930
as Virginia Hoyt
Ned McCobb's Daughter
1928
as Jennie
Durand of the Bad Lands
1925
as Ellen Boyd
Safety in Numbers
1930
as Pauline
Smith's Pony
1927
as Lillian Saunders
Lady by Choice
1934
as Alabam Lee
The Road to Glory
1926
as Bit Part (as Carol Lombard)
Normandie ne partira pas ce soir
2021
Marriage in Transit
1925
as Celia Hathaway
Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow
1989
Fast and Loose
1930
as Alice O'Neil
The Girl from Nowhere
1928
as Miss Boyle - Dress Shop Owner
Motorboat Mamas
1928
as Automobile Passenger (uncredited)
The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell
2023
as Self (archive footage)
A Perfect Crime
1921
as Griggs' Kid Sister (as Jane Peters)
The Bicycle Flirt
1928
as Mabel - the Wife's Sister
I Take This Woman
1931
as Kay Dowling
Don't Get Jealous
1929
as Girl at Shoeshine Stand (uncredited)
Hubby's Weekend Trip
1928
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Smith's Restaurant
1928
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Up Pops the Devil
1931
as Anne Merrick
The Divine Sinner
1928
as Millie Claudert
His Unlucky Night
1928
as Peggy - Telephone Operator
Smith's Army Life
1928
as Clarence's Wife
No One Man
1932
as Penelope 'Nep' Newbold
The Swim Princess
1928
as Trudy - the Swim Star
Gold Digger of Weepah
1927
as Fortune Teller (uncredited)
Carole Lombard
2016
as Self (archive footage)
The Beach Club
1928
as Jump Rope Girl on Beach
Gold and the Girl
1925
About Carole Lombard
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… With 104 credits spanning from 1921 to 2023, Carole Lombard has appeared in 104 films and 0 TV shows.
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- To Be or Not to Be (1942) — as Maria Tura
- My Man Godfrey (1936) — as Irene Bullock
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) — as Ann
- Brief Moment (1933) — as Abby Fane Deane
- Pretty Ladies (1925) — as Showgirl (uncredited)
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