7.8
7.8
To Be or Not to Be
1942
as Maria Tura
Carole Lombard
Also known as: Jane Alice Peters
Acting
Born:October 6, 1908
Died:January 16, 1942(aged 33)
Birthplace:Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Nationality:United States
Education:Fairfax High School, Hollywood High School
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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.
Filmography (89 movies)
7.5
7.5
My Man Godfrey
1936
as Irene Bullock
7.5
7.5
William Powell: A True Gentleman
2005
7.2
7.2
From Hell to Heaven
1933
as Colly Tanner
7.0
7.0
Normandie ne partira pas ce soir
2021
7.0
7.0
My Best Girl
1927
as Flirty Blonde Salesgirl (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
In Name Only
1939
as Julie Eden
6.9
6.9
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957
as archive footage
6.9
6.9
Hands Across the Table
1935
as Regi Allen
6.8
6.8
The Johnstown Flood
1926
as Gloria's Bridesmaid (uncredited)
6.8
6.8
Twentieth Century
1934
as Lily Garland, formerly Mildred Plotka
6.8
6.8
No More Orchids
1932
as Annie Holt
6.7
6.7
We're Not Dressing
1934
as Doris Worthington
6.7
6.7
Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990
as Self (archive footage)
6.6
6.6
The Eagle and the Hawk
1933
as The Beautiful Lady
6.6
6.6
Now and Forever
1934
as Toni Carstairs Day
6.5
6.5
No Man of Her Own
1932
as Connie Randall
6.4
6.4
Virtue
1932
as Mae
6.3
6.3
Bolero
1934
as Helen Hathaway
6.3
6.3
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Mary Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
6.3
6.3
Lady by Choice
1934
as Alabam Lee
6.3
6.3
Nothing Sacred
1937
as Hazel Flagg
6.2
6.2
Fools for Scandal
1938
as Kay Winters
6.2
6.2
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1941
as Ann
6.1
6.1
The Princess Comes Across
1936
as Princess Olga / Wanda Nash
6.1
6.1
Supernatural
1933
as Roma Courtney
6.1
6.1
Made for Each Other
1939
as Jane Mason
6.0
6.0
Rumba
1935
as Diana Harrison
6.0
6.0
The Road to Glory
1926
as Bit Part (as Carol Lombard)
6.0
6.0
The Fashion Side of Hollywood
1935
as Self
6.0
6.0
Power
1928
as Another Dame (as Carol Lombard)
6.0
6.0
The Plastic Age
1925
as Co-ed (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Gable: The King Remembered
1975
as Herself (archive footage)
6.0
6.0
Show Folks
1928
as Cleo (as Carol Lombard)
6.0
6.0
No One Man
1932
as Penelope 'Nep' Newbold
5.9
5.9
Man of the World
1931
as Mary Kendall
5.8
5.8
The Gay Bride
1934
as Mary Magiz
5.8
5.8
Love Before Breakfast
1936
as Kay Colby
5.8
5.8
True Confession
1937
as Helen Bartlett
5.8
5.8
They Knew What They Wanted
1940
as Amy Peters
5.7
5.7
White Woman
1933
as Judith Denning
5.5
5.5
Vigil in the Night
1940
as Anne Lee
5.5
5.5
The Arizona Kid
1930
as Virginia Hoyt
5.4
5.4
I Take This Woman
1931
as Kay Dowling
5.3
5.3
Dick Turpin
1925
as Crowd Extra (uncredited)
5.1
5.1
Swing High, Swing Low
1937
as Maggie King
5.0
5.0
The Campus Vamp
1928
as Carole (as Carol Lombard)
5.0
5.0
Marriage in Transit
1925
as Celia Hathaway
5.0
5.0
Safety in Numbers
1930
as Pauline
5.0
5.0
The Fighting Eagle
1927
as (unconfirmed)
4.9
4.9
The Racketeer
1929
as Rhoda Philbrooke
4.9
4.9
Fast and Loose
1930
as Alice O'Neil
4.7
4.7
It Pays to Advertise
1931
as Mary Grayson
4.7
4.7
Pretty Ladies
1925
as Showgirl (uncredited)
4.6
4.6
High Voltage
1929
as Billie ("Phyllis")
4.6
4.6
Sinners in the Sun
1932
as Doris Blake
4.4
4.4
Matchmaking Mamma
1929
as Phyllis (as Carol Lombard)
4.4
4.4
Up Pops the Devil
1931
as Anne Merrick
4.2
4.2
Big News
1929
as Margaret Banks
4.1
4.1
Ladies' Man
1931
as Rachel Fendley
4.0
4.0
Run, Girl, Run
1928
as Norma Nurmi
4.0
4.0
The Campus Carmen
1928
as Carole
2.3
2.3
Brief Moment
1933
as Abby Fane Deane
Smith's Army Life
1928
as Clarence's Wife
Gold and the Girl
1925
Hearts and Spurs
1925
as Sybil Estabrook
Gold Digger of Weepah
1927
as Fortune Teller (uncredited)
The Girl from Everywhere
1927
as Vera Veranda - Miss Anybody
The Swim Princess
1928
as Trudy - the Swim Star
The Bicycle Flirt
1928
as Mabel - the Wife's Sister
The Divine Sinner
1928
as Millie Claudert
The Girl from Nowhere
1928
as Miss Boyle - Dress Shop Owner
Smith's Restaurant
1928
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Motorboat Mamas
1928
as Automobile Passenger (uncredited)
Hubby's Weekend Trip
1928
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Ned McCobb's Daughter
1928
as Jennie
Don't Get Jealous
1929
as Girl at Shoeshine Stand (uncredited)
Carole Lombard
2016
as Herself
The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Smith's Pony
1927
as Lillian Saunders
Durand of the Bad Lands
1925
as Ellen Boyd
The Beach Club
1928
as Jump Rope Girl on Beach
The Best Man
1928
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Me, Gangster
1928
as Blonde Rosie
His Unlucky Night
1928
as Peggy - Telephone Operator
Dear Mr. Gable
1968
as (archive footage)
Gold Heels
1924
as Bit (uncredited)
Yesterday and Today
1953
as (archive footage)
A Perfect Crime
1921
as Griggs' Kid Sister (as Jane Peters)
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