Carole Lombard
Biography
Carole Lombard was eight years old when her parents divorced and her mother moved her and her two older brothers from Indiana to Los…moreBorn
10/6/1908, Fort Wayne, IndianaDied
1/16/1942Birth Name
Jane Alice PetersGender
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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."
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The American Film Institute in 1999 ranked Carole Lombard #23 on its list of the 50 greatest American female screen legends.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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