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Carole Lombard

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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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