To Be or Not to Be
1942
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Mar 22, 2024 · Carole Lombard (born October 6, 1908, Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.—died January 16, 1942, near Las Vegas, Nevada) was an American actress who was known for her ability to combine elegance and zaniness in some of the most successful and popular film comedies of the 1930s.
Carole Lombard, the 5' 6" beauty was a comedy hit during the 1930s and 1940s. Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on October 6, 1908 under the name of Jane Alice Peters, young Jane Alice loved the Friday night movie night with her family and would perform the previous night's show in the morning.
Jan 16, 2017 · O n Jan. 16, 1942, Carole Lombard was best known as a screwball comedy actress. But not only was Lombard the highest paid actress of her time—starring in movies such as Twentieth Century, My...
Aug 1, 2022 · Carole Lombard was a legend among Old Hollywood's leading ladies, delighting Great Depression-era audiences with her instantly-recognizable brand of slapstick buffoonery, which, as Mubi notes, earned her the title of "queen of screwball comedy."
The Screwball Girl celebrates the life and legacy of classical Hollywood actress, Carole Lombard. She was known as the preeminent screwball comedian of the 1930s and early 1940s, but she also found great success outside of the genre.
May 25, 2020 · Carole Lombard came to Hollywood from the Midwest at the age of 7 and was making Westerns at Fox by age 9. The legendary star of such classics as “My Man Godfrey” and “Twentieth...
Jul 9, 2021 · B lond, beautiful, and often nutty as a fruitcake, Carole Lombard in her all too brief career was utterly distinctive and hard to pin down. She’s a glamorpuss who can play a small-town librarian (just barely) or a manicurist; a diva who can hammer away at a typewriter as a romance novelist; a tomboy who shimmers in low-cut Irene gowns.
