- Carole Lombard was an American film actress
Born: | 06 October 1908 Comment | When did Carole Lombard die? / Died | 16 January 1942 | How many years did Carole Lombard live? / Lived | 33 years | Zodiac sign: | Libra |
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Carole Lombard facts
- She was particularly noted for her energetic, often off-beat roles in the screwball comedies of the 1930s
- She was the highest-paid star in Hollywood in the late 1930s
- Lombard was born into a wealthy family in Fort Wayne, Indiana, but was raised in Los Angeles by her single mother
- At 12, she was recruited by the film director Allan Dwan and made her screen debut in A Perfect Crime (1921)
- Eager to become an actress, she signed a contract with the Fox Film Corporation at age 16, but mainly played bit parts
- She was dropped by Fox after a car accident left a scar on her face
- Lombard appeared in 15 short comedies for Mack Sennett between 1927 and 1929, and then began appearing in feature films such as High Voltage and The Racketeer
- After a successful appearance in The Arizona Kid (1930), she was signed to a contract with Paramount Pictures
- Paramount quickly began casting Lombard as a leading lady, primarily in drama films
- Her fame increased when she married William Powell in 1931, but the pair divorced two years later
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