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Carole Lombard Biography

Birth Name:
Alice Jane Peters
Birth Place:
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Discovered at age 12 by silent-film director Allen Dwan while playing baseball with neighborhood children
  • Had a facial scar from a 1925 car accident
  • Remained good friends with ex-husband William Powell after their divorce; they starred together in 1936's My Man Godfrey
  • Nicknamed "the Profane Angel" because of her penchant for swearing
  • Sold war bonds during World War II, and died in a plane crash (along with her mother) in 1942 on her way home from a campaign; President Roosevelt publicly eulogized her and posthumously awarded her the Medal of Freedom
  • Her last film, To Be or Not to Be, was released after her death

Awards

  • 1936Oscar-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: nominated

Relationships