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• Carole Lombard is renowned for being one of Hollywood's best comedic actresses, with a penchant for displaying both modesty and mischievousness. Her career blossomed during the mid to late 1920s, during which time she became affectionately known as the "profane angel" as a result of her celestial good looks combined with a sailor's tongue. Carole Lombard.org: Carole Lombard Trivia She was at the top of her career when she died in a tragic plane crash.

• Fast Facts

  1. Birth name: Joan Alice Peters
  2. Born: October 6, 1908
  3. Birth place: Fort Wayne, Indiana
  4. Spouse: William Powell (1931-1933); Clark Gable (1939-1942)
  5. Children: None
  6. Debut movie: A Perfect Crime (1921)
  7. Listed on AFI's America's Greatest Screen LegendsAFI.Com: AFI 50 Stars
  8. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in My Man Godfrey Carole Lombard.org: Carole Lombard Trivia
  9. Has star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
  10. Final movie: To Be or Not to Be (1942)
  11. Died on January 16, 1942
  12. Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom after her death Carole Lombard.org: Carole Lombard Trivia
  13. Buried next to Clark Gable at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Hollywood, California

• Notable Roles

  • Lily Garland in Twentieth Century (1934)
  • Irene Bullock in My Man Godfrey (1936)
  • Nothing Sacred in Hazel Flags (1937)
  • Ann K. Smith in Mr. and Mrs. Smith (1941)

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  Indiana | Clark Gable | Hollywood | My Man Godfrey | Academy Awards | William Powell

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