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Carole Lombard Biography

Birth Name: Alice Jane Peters
Birth Place: Fort Wayne, IN
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/06/1908, Libra
Date of Death: 01/16/1942
Profession: Actor

Carole Lombard 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.

Carole Lombard Relationships:

Clark Gable - Husband
Elizabeth 'Bessie' Peters - Mother
Frederic Peters - Father
Frederic Peters Jr. - Brother
Robert Riskin - Ex-significant Other
Russ Columbo - Ex-significant Other
Stuart Peters - Brother
William Powell - Ex-husband

Carole Lombard Awards:

1936 Oscar: Best Actress - Nominee

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