- Born
- 6 October 1908, Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
- First work
- 1921: A Perfect Crime
- Peak
- 1934 to 1942 (estimated)
- Last work
- 1942: To Be or Not to Be
- Died
- 16 January 1942, Mount Potosi, United States; aged 33; accident
Carole Lombard
Film: actress, United States
Carole Lombard was the undisputed queen of screwball comedy, admired for her peerless timing, sophisticated beauty, and irrepressible comic spirit. After early silent appearances and two-reel comedies for Mack Sennett, she found stardom in 1934 with Howard Hawks's Twentieth Century. Her dizzy yet empathetic turn in My Man Godfrey garnered an Academy Award nomination and solidified her position as Hollywood's highest-paid actress. Lombard's vibrant career was abruptly cut short when she died in an aircraft crash in Nevada in 1942 while returning from a war bond tour. Her final film, Ernst Lubitsch's satire To Be or Not to Be, was released posthumously to great acclaim.
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Signature works
- Twentieth Century film1934
- Hands Across the Table film1935
- My Man Godfrey film1936
- Nothing Sacred film1937
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith film1941
- To Be or Not to Be film1942
Honours
- Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, 1936
Groups: Paramount Pictures.