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  external: Tribute to Carole Lombard Apr 2, 2008 (Score: 35)
  

Carole was rumored to have been engaged to crooner Russ Colombo at the time of his sudden death; she later referred to Russ as "the great love of my life." (edit) The American Film Institute in 1999 ranked Carole Lombard #23 on its list of the 50 greatest American female screen legends. (edit) Carole felt that overburdened social commitments combined with heavy work schedules were what contributed to the demise of her first marriage with Powell, and she went to great lengths to have private time and simultaneous production breaks with Gable when they married. (edit) She once had an electrician reinstated on her set who had lost his leg in an accident, after learning that he had been fired by the studio. (edit) Carole's only appearance in Technicolor was in the 1936 film My Man Godfrey. (edit)

Carole: (On why she wouldn't work with Orson Welles) I can't win working with Welles. If the picture's a huge hit he'll get the credit, and if it's a flop, I'll be blamed. (edit) Carole: (about the income tax system) Every cent anybody pays in taxes is spent to benefit him. There's no better place to spend it. I enjoy this country and really think I get my money's worth.

(edit) Carole Lombard: I've lived by a man's code designed to fit a man's world, yet at the same time I never forget that a woman's first job is to choose the right shade of lipstick. (edit) Carole: I think marriage is dangerous. The idea of two people trying to possess each other is wrong. I don't think the flare of love lasts. Your mind rather than your emotions must answer for the success of matrimony. It must be friendship -- a calm companionship which can last through the years. (edit) Carole: Bill Powell is the only intelligent actor I've ever met. (edit)