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Lombard, Carole
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(born October 6, 1908, Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.—died January 16, 1942, near Las Vegas, Nevada) American actress and comedienne who starred in some of the most successful comedies of the 1930s. After studying acting and dancing as a child, she...
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Lombard, Carole (1908-1942) Summary
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The quintessential comedienne of the 'screwball' comedy, Lombard starred in many film classics of the 1930s and early 1940s, such as Nothing Sacred and her Oscar-nominated performance in My Man Godfrey. Known offscreen as much for her...
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Lombard, Carole
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(born Oct. 6, 1908, Fort Wayne, Ind., U.S.—died Jan. 16, 1942, near Las Vegas, Nev.) U.S. film actress. She made her screen debut in A Perfect Crime (1921) and appeared in comedy shorts from 1925. She starred in the classic screwball comedy...
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Carole Lombard Information
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Carole Lombard (October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942), born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne, Indiana, was an Oscar-nominated American actress. She was particularly noted for her comedic roles in several classic films of the...


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Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
New libraries rejected in Carol Stream, Lombard.(News)
03/17/2004: 855 words, approx. 3 pages
Voters rejected plans Tuesday to build and to staff new libraries in Lombard and Carol Stream. The library in Bensenville, meanwhile, will be cutting services even further after its tax rate increase request was denied and Wood Dale Library's request for more...
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The Washington Post
Screwball Comedy's Queen; The Brief, Bright Light of Carole Lombard
01/12/1992: 1,102 words, approx. 4 pages
Fifty years ago, a civilian celebrity was one of the first women to die for her country in World War II. On Jan. 16, 1942, actress Carole Lombard was flying back to Hollywood after a tour to sell war bonds when the plane hit...
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The New York Observer
Screwball\'d5s Garbo? Carole Lombard Wants Fun
4/23/2006: 1,094 words, approx. 4 pages
If you accept the world of screwball comedy as an alternate universe, with a logic inside its seeming illogic, then the idea that Carole Lombard is screwball’s Garbo is a natural one. There was a whisper of a physical resemblance, in the high forehead and...
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The New York Observer
Screwball's Garbo? Carole Lombard Wants Fun
4/23/2006: 1,094 words, approx. 4 pages
If you accept the world of screwball comedy as an alternate universe, with a logic inside its seeming illogic, then the idea that Carole Lombard is screwball’s Garbo is a natural one. There was a whisper of a physical resemblance, in the high forehead and...
 


 

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