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Carole Lombard (I) (1908–1942)

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Born in Indiana, she was eight years old when her parents divorced, and her mother took her and her two older brothers to L.A. to start a new life. At age twelve she was spotted playing baseball in the street by director Allan Dwan who cast her as a tom-boy in "A Perfect Crime". Bitten by the movie bug... See full bio »

Born:

Jane Alice Peters
in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

Died:

(age 33) in Table Rock Mountain, Nevada, USA
Carole Lombard circa 1935 Carole Lombard, 1938. Carole Lombard, SAFETY IN NUMBERS, Paramount, 1930, **I.V. Carole Lombard, c. 1936. Clark Gable with Carole Lombard, c. 1942
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1942 To Be or Not to Be
Maria Tura
 
1941 Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Ann
 
1940 They Knew What They Wanted
Amy Peters
 
1940 Vigil in the Night
Anne Lee
 
1939 In Name Only
Julie Eden
 
1939 Made for Each Other
Jane Mason
 
1938 Fools for Scandal
Kay Winters
 
1937 True Confession
Helen Bartlett
 
1937 Nothing Sacred
Hazel Flagg
 
1937 Swing High, Swing Low
Maggie King
 
1936 My Man Godfrey
Irene Bullock
 
1936 The Princess Comes Across
Princess Olga
 
1936 Love Before Breakfast
Kay Colby
 
1935 Hands Across the Table
Regi Allen
 
1935 Rumba
Diana Harrison
 
1934 The Gay Bride
Mary Magiz
 
1934 Lady by Choice
Alabam Lee
 
1934 Now and Forever
Toni Carstairs Day
 
1934 Twentieth Century
Lily Garland aka Mildred Plotka
 
1934 We're Not Dressing
Doris Worthington
 
1934 Bolero
Helen Hathaway
 
1933 White Woman
Judith Denning
 
1933 Brief Moment
Abby Fane
 
1933 The Eagle and the Hawk
The Beautiful Lady
 
1933 Supernatural
Roma Courtney
 
1933 From Hell to Heaven
Colly Tanner
 
1932 No Man of Her Own
Connie Randall
 
1932 No More Orchids
Annie Holt
 
1932 Virtue
Mae
 
1932 Sinners in the Sun
Doris Blake
 
1932 No One Man
Penelope 'Nep' Newbold
 
1931 I Take This Woman
Kay Dowling
 
1931 Up Pops the Devil
Anne Merrick
 
1931 Ladies' Man
Rachel Fendley
 
1931 Man of the World
Mary Kendall
 
1931 It Pays to Advertise
Mary Grayson
 
1930 Fast and Loose
Alice O'Neil
 
1930 Safety in Numbers
Pauline
 
1930 The Arizona Kid
Virginia Hoyt
 
1929 The Racketeer
Rhoda Philbrooke (as Carol Lombard)
 
1929 Big News
Margaret Banks (as Carol Lombard)
 
1929 High Voltage
Billie Davis (The Girl) (as Carol Lombard)
 
1929 Don't Get Jealous (short)
Girl at Shoeshine Stand (uncredited)
 
1929 Matchmaking Mamma (short)
Phyllis (as Carol Lombard)
 
1928 Ned McCobb's Daughter
Jennie (as Carol Lombard)
 
1928 The Campus Vamp (short)
Carole (as Carol Lombard)
 
1928 Hubby's Weekend Trip (short)
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1928 Show Folks
Cleo (as Carol Lombard)
 
1928 Me, Gangster
Blonde Rosie (as Carol Lombard)
 
1928 Motorboat Mamas (short)
Automobile Passenger (uncredited)
 
1928 Power
Another Dame (as Carol Lombard)
 
1928 The Campus Carmen (short)
Carole (as Carol Lombard)
 
1928 Smith's Restaurant (short)
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1928 His Unlucky Night (short)
Peggy - Telephone Operator (as Carol Lombard)
 
1928 The Girl from Nowhere (short)
Miss Boyle - Dress Shop Owner (as Carol Lombard)
 
1928 The Divine Sinner
Millie Claudert (as Carol Lombard)
 
1928 The Bicycle Flirt (short)
Mabel - the Wife's Sister (as Carol Lombard)
 
1928 The Swim Princess (short)
The Swim Star (as Carol Lombard)
 
1928 The Best Man (short) (uncredited)
 
1928 Smith's Army Life (short) (uncredited)
 
1928 The Beach Club (short) (uncredited)
 
1928 Run, Girl, Run (short)
Norma Nurmi (as Carol Lombard)
 
1927 The Girl from Everywhere (short) (as Carol Lombard)
 
1927 My Best Girl
Flirty Blonde Salesgirl (uncredited)
 
1927 Gold Digger of Weepah (short)
Extra (uncredited)
 
1927 Smith's Pony (short)
Lillian Saunders (as Carol Lombard)
 
1927 The Fighting Eagle (unconfirmed)
 
1926 The Johnstown Flood
One of Gloria's Four Friends/Bridesmaid (working as Carol Lombard) (uncredited)
 
1926 The Road to Glory
Bit Part (as Carol Lombard)
 
1925 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Slave Girl (uncredited)
 
1925 The Plastic Age
Co-ed (uncredited)
 
1925 Durand of the Bad Lands
Ellen Boyd (as Carol Lombard)
 
1925 Hearts and Spurs
Sybil Estabrook (as Carol Lombard)
 
1925 Gold and the Girl (as Carol Lombard)
 
1925 Marriage in Transit
Celia Hathaway (as Carol Lombard)
 
1925 Dick Turpin
Crowd Extra (uncredited)
 
1924 Gold Heels
Bit (uncredited)
 
1921 A Perfect Crime
Griggs' sister (as Jane Peters)
 
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1939 Made for Each Other (performer: "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean" 1843 - uncredited)
 
1938 Fools for Scandal ("Fools for Scandal" 1938 - uncredited)
 
1937 Swing High, Swing Low (performer: "I Hear a Call to Arms" 1937 - uncredited, "Then It Isn't Love" 1937 - uncredited)
 
1937 Nothing Sacred (performer: "Three O'clock in the Morning" 1922 - uncredited)
 
1934 Lady by Choice (performer: "M-O-T-H-E-R, a Word That Means the World to Me" 1915 - uncredited)
 
1933 White Woman (performer: "Yes, My Dear", "He's a Cute Brute")
 
1933 Brief Moment (performer: "Say What You Mean, and Mean What You're Saying to Me")
 
1930 Safety in Numbers (performer: "You Appeal to Me")
 
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1939 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 9 (documentary short)
Herself, Horse Show Attendee
 
1938 Hollywood Goes to Town (documentary short)
Herself
 
1938 Breakdowns of 1938 (short)
Herself (Fools for Scandal outtakes) (uncredited)
 
1936 Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 3 (documentary short)
Herself - Observer
 
1935 The Fashion Side of Hollywood (documentary short)
Herself
 
1933 Hollywood on Parade No. A-13 (short)
Herself
 
1933 Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 (short)
Herself
 
1933 Hollywood on Parade No. 11 (short)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (33 titles)
2008 Gable and Crawford (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2005 William Powell: A True Gentleman (video short)
 
2004 Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (documentary)
 
2003 Seabiscuit: Racing Through History (video documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2001-2003 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2003 Clark Gable and Carole Lombard (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2000 72nd Annual Academy Awards Pre-Show (TV special)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1994 Entertaining the Troops (documentary)
Herself
 
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary)
Performer in Clip from 'The Gay Bride' (uncredited)
 
1988 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (TV documentary)
Herself - Attending Premiere with Clark Gable
 
1987 Power Profiles: Legendary Ladies - Bette Davis and Carole Lombard (video)
Herself
 
1985 Maxie
Young Maxie (in silent film) (uncredited)
 
1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s (documentary)
 
1983 Zelig
Herself (uncredited)
 
1982 Showbiz Goes to War (TV movie)
 
1980 Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1975 Brother Can You Spare a Dime (documentary)
Herself
 
1975 Hooray for Hollywood (documentary)
Herself
 
1969 Hollywood: The Selznick Years (TV documentary)
Herself, film clip from 'Nothing Sacred' (uncredited)
 
1968 Dear Mr. Gable (documentary)
 
1965 Inside Daisy Clover
Herself (uncredited)
 
1965 The Love Goddesses (documentary)
Herself
 
1965 Hollywood My Home Town (documentary)
Herself
 
1964 The Big Parade of Comedy (documentary)
Mary Magiz in 'The Gay Bride'
 
1964 Hollywood and the Stars (TV series)
 
1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (documentary)
Herself
 
1957 The Golden Age of Comedy (documentary)
 
1957 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
 
1955 Screen Snapshots: Ramblin' Round Hollywood (documentary short)
Herself
 
1954 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Stars to Remember (short)
Herself
 
1953 Yesterday and Today
 
1943 Show-Business at War (documentary short)
Herself
 
1942 Picture People No. 10: Hollywood at Home (documentary short)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Print ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes (1937)

Publicity Listings:

2 Biographical Movies  | 9 Print Biographies  | 8 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Carol Lombard | Jane Peters

Height:

5' 2" (1.57 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I've lived by a man's code designed to fit a man's world, yet at the same time I never forget that a woman's first job is to choose the right shade of lipstick. See more »

Trivia:

Turned down the part of Ellie Andrews in It Happened One Night. Claudette Colbert was then given the role and won a Best Actress Oscar for her performance. See more »

Nickname:

The Profane Angel See more »

Star Sign:

Libra