Carole Lombard

Birth Name:

Jane Alice Peters

Birth Place:

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack, Assistant director

Ranked No․ 23 on the American Film Institute's "100 Years․․․ 100 Stars" list for Female Legends
Was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Franklin D․ Roosevelt
In March 1939, she got married to actor Clark Gable
Was a cousin of directors Howard Hawks and Kenneth Hawks
Got her big break when she was offered a screen test to appear in the film "Gold Rush" at the age of 15
She has been recognized for the frequency in which she appeared in screwball comedies of the 1930s
Was the first woman killed in the line of duty during World War II

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