From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaCarole 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 Lombards 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 Hitchcocks Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) and Ernst Lubitschs To Be or Not to Be (1942)—her final film role.Lombards 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 Institutes greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema.
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Film 1941
Lily Garland, formerly Mildred Plotka
Film 1934
Julie Eden
Film 1939
Irene Bullock
Film 1936
Connie Randall
Film 1932
Film 2021
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Film 1953
Griggs' Kid Sister (as Jane Peters)
Film 1921
Jane Mason
Film 1939
Film 1925
Sybil Estabrook
Film 1925
Celia Hathaway
Film 1925
Fortune Teller (uncredited)
Film 1927
Vera Veranda - Miss Anybody
Film 1927
Mabel - the Wife's Sister
Film 1928
Millie Claudert
Film 1928
Trudy - the Swim Star
Film 1928
Minor Role (uncredited)
Film 1928
Automobile Passenger (uncredited)
Film 1928
Miss Boyle - Dress Shop Owner
Film 1928
Minor Role (uncredited)
Film 1928
Girl at Shoeshine Stand (uncredited)
Film 1929
Jennie
Film 1928
Alabam Lee
Film 1934
(archive footage)
Film 1982
Doris Blake
Film 1932
The Beautiful Lady
Film 1933
Amy Peters
Film 1940
Mae
Film 1932
Maggie King
Film 1937
Mary Kendall
Film 1931
Roma Courtney
Film 1933
Carole (as Carol Lombard)
Film 1928
Helen Bartlett
Film 1937
Billie ("Phyllis")
Film 1929
Kay Colby
Film 1936
Mary Grayson
Film 1931
Carole
Film 1928
Phyllis (as Carol Lombard)
Film 1929
Margaret Banks
Film 1929
Anne Lee
Film 1940
Colly Tanner
Film 1933
Kay Winters
Film 1938
Self (archive footage)
Film 1982
Self
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Judith Denning
Film 1933
Pauline
Film 1930
Abby Fane Deane
Film 1933
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Film 1983
Norma Nurmi
Film 1928
Annie Holt
Film 1932
Penelope 'Nep' Newbold
Film 1932
Mary Magiz
Film 1934
Self (archive footage)
Film 1942
Alice O'Neil
Film 1930
Rachel Fendley
Film 1931
(archive footage)
Film 1984
'Nothing Sacred' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Film 1961
Clarence's Wife
Film 1928
Cleo (as Carol Lombard)
Film 1928
Lillian Saunders
Film 1927
(archive footage)
Film 1987
Ellen Boyd
Film 1925
Showgirl (uncredited)
Film 1925
Jump Rope Girl on Beach
Film 1928
Self (archive footage)
Film 1990
Herself
Film 2016
Diana Harrison
Film 1935
Virginia Hoyt
Film 1930
Self
Film 1935
(unconfirmed)
Film 1927
Kay Dowling
Film 1931
Flirty Blonde Salesgirl (uncredited)
Film 1927
Kay Winters (archive footage) (uncredited)
Film 1938
Self (archive footage)
Film 1975
Slave Girl (uncredited)
Film 1925
Film 2005
Self (archive footage)
Film 1988
Self
Film 1938
Another Dame (as Carol Lombard)
Film 1928
Peggy - Telephone Operator
Film 1928
archive footage
Film 1957
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Film 1928
Mary Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
Film 1964
Crowd Extra (uncredited)
Film 1925
Bit Part (as Carol Lombard)
Film 1926
Blonde Rosie
Film 1928
Co-ed (uncredited)
Film 1925
Gloria's Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Film 1926
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Film 1968
Bit (uncredited)
Film 1924
Herself (archive footage)
Film 1975