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Carole Lombard (born Jane Alice Peters; October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) was an American actress. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Lombard 23rd on its list of the greatest female stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema.
Carole Lombard was a popular and acclaimed actress who starred in comedies and dramas from the 1930s to the 1940s. She was married to Clark Gable and died in a plane crash in 1942 at the age of 33.
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Nov 13, 2009 · Learn about the life and career of actress Carole Lombard, who died in a plane accident in 1942 while traveling to promote war bonds. Find out how her husband Clark Gable coped with the loss and served in the army.
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May 29, 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.
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Learn about the life and career of Carole Lombard, one of Hollywood's highest paid stars and the Queen of Screwball Comedy. Find out how she started as a child actress, married Clark Gable, and died in a plane crash at 33.
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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...
Jan 15, 2017 · Carole Lombard, the blond, screwball movie star whose marriage to Clark Gable three years earlier had been front-page news, and 21 others perished when a TWA prop plane crashed on the night of...
YearFilmRoleDirector1929Billie DavisHoward Higgin1929Margaret Banks1929Rhoda PhilbrookeHoward Higgin1930Virginia Hoyt
