| Also Known As | Jane Peters, The Profane Angel, The Hoosier Tornado |
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| Birth Name | Jane Alice Peters |
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| Birth | Born on 1908-10-06 at Fort Wayne, Indiana United States |
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| Death | Died on 1942-01-16 at Glendale, California United States due to Accident - Airplane |
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| Height | 5' 4" |
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| Sex | F |
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| Nationality | American |
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| Profession | Actress |
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| Education | High School: Fairfax High School, Los Angeles, CA (1927) |
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| Married To | William Powell (actor, m. 1931, div. 1933) Clark Gable (actor, m. 29-Mar-1939) |
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| Relationships | Russ Columbo (composer, singer, actor -- Carole's boyfriend at time of his death) Gary Cooper Howard Hughes |
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| Father | Frederick C. Peters |
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| Mother | Elizabeth Knight |
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| God Father | John Claus Peters |
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Carole Lombard (October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) was an American actress. She was born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Her parents were Frederick C. Peters and Elizabeth Knight. Lombard's paternal grandfather, John Claus Peters, was the son of German immigrants, Claus Peters and Caroline Catherine Eberlin. Lombard's mother's family originates in England; her ancestors John and ..
Carole Lombard's Biography |
| Quote: [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." More Quotes | | Trivia: Her film To Be or Not to Be (1942) was in post-production when she died in a plane crash, and the producers decided to leave out a part that had her character ironically saying, "What can happen in a plane?" More Trivia | | Carole Lombard Photo Gallery | | Contact Carole Lombard |
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